ReproductionOctober 5, 2021
Vaccination Protects Pregnant People and Their Babies from Severe COVID
Studies show the vaccines against the disease not only can be safely given to people who are expecting but can also save lives
Coronavirus
Public HealthSeptember 30, 2021
Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks—and Where to Get Them
High-quality respirators such as N95s and KN95s are now widely available and provide the best protection against COVID, according to experts. Why aren’t more people wearing them?
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PharmaceuticalsSeptember 29, 2021
Fringe Doctors’ Groups Promote Ivermectin for COVID despite a Lack of Evidence
The organizations touting unproved protocols for the antiparasitic drug may be harming vaccination efforts
Public HealthSeptember 16, 2021
Masks Protect Schoolkids from COVID despite What Antiscience Politicians Claim
Florida governor Ron DeSantis and politicians in Texas say research does not support mask mandates. Many studies show they are wrong
VaccinesSeptember 15, 2021
Biden’s New Plan to Combat COVID is a Start, but Experts Say There Is a Ways to Go
The plan includes vaccine mandates for federal workers and those at companies with 100 or more employees, but some experts say it doesn’t go far enough
VaccinesSeptember 15, 2021
An mRNA Pioneer Discusses How Her Work Led to the COVID Vaccines
Biochemist Katalin Karikó and her colleague Drew Weissman were recently awarded a $3-million Breakthrough Prize for their work
Public HealthSeptember 10, 2021
COVID, Quickly, Episode 14: Best Masks, Explaining Mask Anger, Biden’s New Plan
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 HealthAugust 27, 2021
COVID, Quickly, Episode 13: Vaccine Approval, Breakthrough Infections, Boosters
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.
Health CareAugust 20, 2021
Years Before COVID, Zombies Helped Prepare One Hospital System for the Real Pandemic
An educational experiment used escape rooms and the undead to set the stage for a terrible situation that would become all too real
MedicineMarch 27, 2020
Inside the Race to Blast COVID-19 Off the Surfaces of New York City
As the Covid-19 pandemic overwhelms hospitals and shuts down American cities, it has also placed new demands on janitors and specialized cleaners. In New York City, it's Reuven Noyman's job to clean up after the coronavirus. He's fought it in apartments, hotel, hospitals, gyms, and office buildings. And unfortunately, his work is just beginning.
Read more about Noyman here.
OpinionMarch 26, 2020
Dispatches from the Original US COVID-19 Central
In these extraordinary times, we take a break from earth science to talk pandemic.
Space & PhysicsMarch 15, 2020
Happy Universe
Distract yourself with some amazing views of the universe around us