VaccinesJuly 15, 2022
5 Things to Know about Monkeypox
From symptoms to vaccines and treatment, here are some fast facts about monkeypox.
Stories by Tulika Bose
VaccinesJuly 12, 2022
Omicron’s Nasty New Variants and Better Boosters to Battle Them: COVID, Quickly, Episode 34
On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about the increase in new Omicron subvariants. Should fall vaccine boosters contain standard Omicron or some of those new subvariants instead?
AstronomyJuly 11, 2022
See the Oldest View of Our Known Universe, Just Revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope
Decades of work, $10 billion in spending and nearly 14 billion years of cosmic history have brought us to this moment: the first science from the largest and most powerful observatory ever built.
PrivacyJune 24, 2022
Roe v. Wade Was Overturned: Here’s How Your Phone Could Be Used to Spy on You
From figuring out how often you go to the bathroom to potentially being used to prosecute you, your trusty smartphone might not be so trusty in a post-Roe world.
VaccinesJune 13, 2022
COVID Death Rates Explained, Dismal Booster Stats and New Vaccines
On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we clear up some data misconceptions, get to the bottom of the booster uptake issue and talk Novavax.
VaccinesMay 31, 2022
‘Where Are Vaccines for Little Kids?’ and the Latest on Long COVID
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
You can listen to all past episodes here.
ReproductionMay 21, 2022
Your Phone Could Be Used to Prosecute for Getting an Abortion: Here’s How
Technology editor Sophie Bushwick breaks down the precedent for using your phone to monitor personal health data.
Public HealthMay 16, 2022
How to Care for COVID at Home, and Is That Sniffle Allergies or the Virus? COVID Quickly, Episode 30
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
You can listen to all past episodes here.
Black HolesMay 12, 2022
How Astronomers Finally Captured a Photo of our Own Galaxy’s Black Hole
It took hundreds of researchers and many telescopes to capture an image of the black hole at the middle of our Milky Way.
Black HolesMay 12, 2022
The Black Hole in the Middle of our Galaxy Looks like This
It took hundreds of researchers and many telescopes to capture an image of the black hole at the middle of our Milky Way.
ReproductionMay 6, 2022
The Harmful Effects of Overturning Roe v. Wade
A landmark study of women who were turned away from getting the procedure found that being forced to have a child worsened their health and economic status.
Public HealthMay 2, 2022
Safer Indoor Air, and People Want Masks on Planes and Trains: COVID Quickly, Episode 29
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
You can listen to all past episodes here.
Public HealthApril 15, 2022
Venturing Back to the Office and the Benefits of Hybrid Immunity: COVID Quickly, Episode 28
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
You can listen to all past episodes here.
PolicyApril 8, 2022
How Junk Science Is Being Used against Trans Kids
This researcher has been studying the history of transgender kids for years. Here’s what you need to know.
Public HealthMarch 18, 2022
Florida Gets Kids and Vaccines Wrong and Ukraine’s Health Crisis: COVID Quickly, Episode 26
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.
You can listen to all past episodes here.