
Got a tick bite? Here’s what to do—and what not to do
Knowing what kind of tick bit you and where you got it can help inform next steps

Got a tick bite? Here’s what to do—and what not to do
Knowing what kind of tick bit you and where you got it can help inform next steps

Ebola cases surge, the World Cup heats up, and fatherhood changes the brain
What’s going on with the Ebola outbreak, how the World Cup is dealing with rising temperatures, and how becoming a father can change your brain


Atul Gawande
On reclaiming America’s edge in research and public health

Colin Carlson
Explaining how climate change affects ecological diversity and human health

Anthony Fauci
The public health expert and former federal health official talks about the politicization of science

Rochelle Walensky
The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention talks about threats to U.S. science and ways they can be stopped

Angie Rasmussen
The noted virologist talks about how to rebuild the U.S. scientific enterprise

Former U.S. health official explains why the Trump administration ‘ignored’ a key alcohol study
A study finding that even one drink a day causes health risks was deliberately sidelined by the Trump administration, a former federal public health official alleges

The World Cup could be a petri dish for disease. Wastewater could sound the alarm
As millions of soccer fans pack FIFA World Cup venues, public health scientists created a wastewater monitoring network to forecast potential disease threats—from measles to Ebola

Genital herpes tests are notoriously unreliable, but better ones are in the works
The best blood test for herpes is only available at a single lab. What would it take for that to change?

World Cup kicks off amid outbreak tracking as Mars mission ends and AI fights heat up
World Cup crowds spark outbreak tracking as AI tensions rise and ancient Rome’s roads get a stunning reboot

White House reclassifies federal epidemiologists and other scientists from civil servants to ‘at-will’ hires
The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips job protections meant to safeguard federal employees from political interference