
Why Measles Deaths Are Surging—and Coronavirus Could Make it Worse
Measles has killed thousands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 23 countries have suspended vaccination campaigns
Measles has killed thousands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 23 countries have suspended vaccination campaigns
Health care providers are delaying “nonessential” surgeries—and that could hurt some patients
Investigating the potential danger to those who use tobacco products or e-cigarettes calls for a look at the lungs
Each patient on a breathing machine requires multiple doctors and nurses to care for that person
Pulitzer-winning Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance, talks about the dangers of politicians offering coronavirus misinformation...
The bias built into the health system means they will have worse outcomes on average if they get sick
Campaigns such as #See10Do10 can make a sometimes frivolous way of communicating socially useful
Slated for human trials, EIDD-2801 could become the first pill for COVID-19
Keeping them open can help people with alcohol use disorder avoid withdrawal symptoms, including tremors, hallucinations and seizures
This moment of crisis calls for the nation to rediscover its powers of discovery
The director of IBM Research explains how the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium came together in just a few days
When Americans return to the roads, what happens to oil prices and China’s recovery strategy could all impact emissions levels
Here’s how congresspeople can get it
Pristine alien material from the object 2I/Borisov is being exposed to space for the first time—but the coronavirus pandemic is stopping astronomers from watching it
We don’t know for sure, but if we can, it probably won’t be easy, cheap or fast
Johns Hopkins health security expert Tom Inglesby discusses the need for widespread testing, protective equipment and face coverings
Up to one in five hospitalized patients have signs of heart injury. Cardiologists are trying to learn whether the virus attacks the organ
Public health interventions can work in this poor and populous country—but only if the people are involved in designing and implementing them
They’re not full-fledged physicians, but they’ve been learning important skills that can take the pressure off credentialed M.D.s
Coronavirus research requires high-containment labs. Journalist Elisabeth Eaves talks with Scientific American contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs about her article “The Risks of Building Too Many Bio Labs,” a joint project of the New Yorker and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ...
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