Ideally everyone could get tested frequently for the coronavirus. No state is close to achieving this, but some are doing…
Masks are only effective if you follow certain principles when wearing them.
Telehealth has seen massive increases in use since the pandemic started. When done right, remote health care can be just…
A team of researchers from Indiana University performed random testing for SARS-CoV-2 across the state. The results offer…
There's more to the numbers than what you see on TV.
For a COVID-19 vaccine to stop the pandemic, a large percentage of the population will have to get vaccinated. A law professor…
The issues facing Black Americans are not confined to only racial discrimination. Gender plays a part too.
A close look at Florida's economy shows just how vulnerable the state and its population are to a pandemic.
The high cost of pharmaceuticals often means only the richest patients get lifesaving medicines. As coronavirus drugs emerge,…
Trust in the confidentiality of contact tracing broke down during the AIDS epidemic. Today, it's faltering again.
The percentage of people who die from a coronavirus infection is an important number for public health experts to know.…
The Trump administration has revised CDC health guidelines and undermined its own experts, making it harder for science…
A vaccine that's 70% effective might not be good enough if too few people are willing to be vaccinated, new research…
A key difference is people's behavior, as a doctor explains.
Finally, an answer to a long-bubbling question: What works best – bar or liquid soap?
The COVID-19 death toll in the US is now over 130,000. What do 130,000 fatalities look like? A biostatistician provides…
The WHO is a health agency, not a political one. Yet political leaders have often criticized it. Still, the move by the…
More than 200 scientists wrote to the WHO, warning about aerosol transmission of the coronavirus. The WHO has since acknowledged…
When news reports tout a drug, people get interested, even if the benefits are unproven. Patient hopes, requests and demands…
A bioethicist argues that the problem of health disparities existed long before COVID-19 struck with a vengeance in marginalized…