Pollution
What Air Pollution in South Korea Can Teach the World about Misinformation
Tracking how misinformation campaigns begin and amplify can give scientists tools to combat them
"COVID"
Pharmaceuticals
New COVID Drugs Face Delays as Trials Get Harder to Do
The success of vaccines has reduced the pool of people available for studies, among other factors
Public Health
Bad COVID Public Health Messaging Is Blocking Our Path to a ‘New Normal’
But smarter communications from health agencies can improve the road ahead
Public Health
Blaming Gay Men for Monkeypox Will Harm Everyone
Lessons from HIV/AIDS and SARS-CoV-2/COVID for harm reduction
Public Health
The U.S. Needs Its Local Public Health Officials Back, Stat
COVID misinformation has led to many top scientists leaving their public positions, putting health policy in the hands of people with limited expertise
Epidemiology
New Cases of Childhood Diabetes Rose during the Pandemic
It isn’t clear why, but researchers are investigating a possible COVID link
Epidemiology
What One Million COVID Dead Mean for the U.S.’s Future
The country has reached an unthinkably grim milestone. Nearly 200,000 children have lost parents, many more elderly have been killed, and family well-being has been ripped apart
Vaccines
People Are Getting COVID Shots Despite Hesitation
Recent findings blow up assumptions about who chooses to get vaccinated against the disease
Pollution
Tons of COVID Medical Garbage Threaten Health
Burning piles of used gloves, test kits and syringes release toxic pollutants. But there are ways to improve medical recycling
Public Health
Making COVID Tests Better at Detecting Infectious People
Scientists are debating whether to use a little-known measure to determine who is truly contagious. The NFL is already using it
Evolution
The Devastating Loss of Grandparents among One Million COVID Dead
Grandparents are a majority of the pandemic’s death toll
Microbiology
Omicron’s Surprising Anatomy Explains Why It Is Wildly Contagious
Specific mutations hide the COVID-causing variant from the immune system and give it a new route into more cells
Vaccines
COVID Vaccines Can Be Safe for People with Prior Allergic Reactions
My colleagues and I use a protocol to inoculate safely, and the CDC needs to revise its recommendations
Public Health
Long-Haul COVID Cases Could Spike after Latest Wave
The huge number of Omicron infections could add a lot more people with disabling long-term symptoms. Vaccinations could blunt the impact
Public Health
Latest COVID Surge Pushes Parents to Next-Level Stress
The new normal this winter is longer drives for kids’ tests, multiday waits for results, drug-store restock alerts and social media tips
Vaccines
What’s Holding Up New Omicron Vaccines?
Vaccine makers worry yet another variant will start dominating in the months it takes to roll out shots against this one
Public Health
New Sensor Tells You How Well Your Mask Is Working
FaceBit tracks a face covering’s fit and wear time, as well as its wearer’s vital signs
Public Health
How Severe Are Omicron Infections?
A rapidly spreading variant could dangerously strain health-care systems, even if the severe disease risk is relatively low for an individual
Epidemiology
Why Is Omicron So Contagious?
The new coronavirus variant may be better than other versions at avoiding human immune defenses—but that ability may change in different countries
Mental Health
COVID Is Driving a Children’s Mental Health Emergency
Deaths of parents and other terrible experiences have hurt hundreds of thousands, so new initiatives are trying to help families in pain
