Rural Children Now Grow Slightly Taller Than City Children in Wealthy Countries
A new international study finds that the growth and development benefits of children living in cities may have diminished in the past three decades
Long COVID’s Roots in the Brain: Your Health, Quickly, Episode 3
Post-COVID symptoms can linger for months or years, and more and more evidence points to problems with the nervous system.
Millions of People Living with HIV Are Alive, Thanks to a 20-Year Public Health Effort
Being infected with HIV is no longer a terminal diagnosis, but researchers are looking to fill the gaps that remain to ensure treatment reaches all who need it
Scientists Look for Toxins from East Palestine Derailment in Ohio
East Palestine residents are looking to independent researchers to fill gaps left by authorities about the toxic chemicals that could be affecting people after a train derailment
Eye Drops Recalled after Deaths and Blindness—Here’s What to Know
Here’s how to tell whether your eye drops are safe to use and how to recognize a potential infection
Will Humans Ever Go Extinct?
It’s probably a matter of when and how, not if, we humans will meet our doom
How to Avoid the Dreaded Norovirus
Norovirus, the so-called winter vomiting disease, is making its seasonal rounds across the U.S. Here’s what you should know
5 Things We’ve Learned from COVID in Three Years
The World Health Organization declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic three years ago. Here’s what’s changed since then
Quark-Gluon Plasma, Number Sense and Long COVID
Long COVID is a neurological disease, we can learn about pregnancy from other species, and the universe may be a hologram: highlights from the March issue of Scientific American
Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments
The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system
The Pandemic’s Mental Toll, and Does Telehealth Work? Your Health, Quickly, Episode 1
Hosts Josh Fischman and Tanya Lewis explore the pandemic’s mental health toll on teens and young adults. They also delve into the effectiveness of telehealth, which has been booming since the start of the pandemic.
Why the U.S. Needs a Formal Reckoning on the COVID Pandemic
After Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and other major tragedies, the U.S. has examined itself to see how to prevent the next catastrophe. We need to do the same for the COVID pandemic