Drugs and vaccines to fight the coronavirus are already in clinical trials. It is important to understand the difference…
There are different types of epidemiological models. Those that rely on understanding of how disease spread are most useful…
Fear is very much a part of humans' survival. Demagogues and others who want to manipulate have learned that this human…
A biographer of George Washington says that the father of the country would have no problem wearing the kind of protective…
Many Native American tribes are reporting high COVID-19 infection rates. State and federal agencies are impeding tribes'…
When white parents decide to home-school, usually it's to provide individualized education to their child. Research…
Antibodies that recognize and block SARS-CoV-2 infection have the potential to be powerful weapons. An infectious disease…
With caregivers' faces covered, infants and young children will miss out on all the visual cues they'd normally…
A new biotech regulation allows companies to self-police and decide which crops should be regulated. The new rule is likely…
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Computerized systems that automatically determine whether a pitch is a ball or strike promise to make umpiring more accurate,…
For economically strapped Americans, the financial fallout from the epidemic may be permanently embedded in their digital…
A nutritionist shares five habits becoming more common during the pandemic that she hopes will continue. Eating family meals…
Police killings of black men gain widespread attention, but black men's life-and-death issues are ignored on a daily…
Religious scholars and faith leaders reflect on the death rites cultures have developed to honor the deceased, comfort the…
Many law enforcement agencies fail to adequately investigate misconduct allegations and rarely sustain citizen complaints.…
Opinions about demonstrations are formed in large part by what people read or see in the media. This gives journalists a…
El video 'Plandemic', que incluye falsedades y desinformaciones sobre el coronavirus, es un ejemplo de cómo funcionan…
American ambivalence about government has left the courts to play an outsized role responding to public health crises like…
An antigen test was given emergency use authorization by the FDA in early May. A biochemist explains how COVID-19 antigen…