Public Health & Epidemiology

Global inequality takes many forms, including who has lost the most children

People may be more willing to get vaccinated when told how popular it is.

Ultrasound might be able to damage the novel coronavirus in the same way an opera singer’s voice can shatter a wine glass.

Cotton mask fibers prove 33 percent more effective at blocking viruses in trials.

The vaccine will shorten the “shedding” time.

Millions of doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine could be distributed as early as this week.

Trained dogs can detect cancer and other diseases by smell. Could a device do the same?

The study suggests scientists are underestimating the number of animal species that could generate the next novel coronavirus.

From making their own swabs to staying in constant communication across the board, Northwell Health dove headfirst into uncharted waters to take on the virus and save lives.

Northwell Health has built an elaborate data system to track and fight COVID-19. If this system goes global, it could prevent a future pandemic.

The long-term lessons America learns from the coronavirus pandemic will spell life or death.

Could medical detection animals smell coronavirus?

Northwell Health is using insights from website traffic to forecast COVID-19 hospitalizations two weeks in the future.

Researchers discover that cancer cells go into hibernation to avoid chemotherapy effects.

Want to tell someone’s future in the US? You don’t need a crystal ball, just their zip code.

A new study suggests that maintaining gut health to avoid diabetes may be little simpler than previously believed.

A new antibiotic hits germs with a two pronged attack.

First, recognize that our genes make us worrywarts.

The federal government and private insurers greatly increased Americans’ telehealth access during the pandemic. Will these changes be permanent?

Spoiler: Most people actually approved of their government’s approach.

Jonathan Berman wants us to have better dialogues.

My grandfather used to keep all sorts of things in the trunk of his car: Fishing gear, duct tape, aluminum foil, a large chain, a defused WWII hand grenade. When we asked why he squirreled away such a random assortment of items, he would shrug and say, “Just in case.” That, in a nutshell, is why we should never destroy the smallpox virus. Just in case we need it someday.

Most Americans don’t think twice about workplace safety. Perhaps they should. In newly updated numbers for 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 4,628 Americans met their demise while on the job.

What the average person in the Westernized world considers to be a big problem is rarely aligned with reality.