COVID Cases Plummet Among Nursing Home Staffers Despite Vaccine Hesitancy
The decline suggests the vaccine is having an effect even though workers have been slower to take it than residents -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Is Daylight Saving Time Good or Bad for You?
Research shows that the benefits may outweigh the drawbacks -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup: March 6–March 12
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
CDC’s ‘Huge Mistake’: Did Misguided Mask Advice Drive Up COVID Death Toll for Health Workers?
Until a month ago, the agency advised that a surgical mask was sufficient unless workers were performing “aerosol-generating procedures” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID, Quickly, Episode 2: Lessons From a Pandemic Year
Today we bring you the second episode in a new podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
We Must Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
And that must go hand in hand with better access to quality care, redress of systemic barriers to vital health, and social services and supports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New Technologies Could Protect Against Arsenic Toxicity in Water
Filters in household faucets and genetic technology could help reduce this public health threat, biologist Rebecca Fry says -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The COVID-19 Postscript
A surprising number of COVID-recovered patients deal with an array of troublesome symptoms, well after the disease is gone -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How the U.S. Pandemic Response Went Wrong–and What Went Right–During a Year of COVID
On the anniversary of this global disaster, a look back at some of the biggest mistakes, surprising successes, and lingering questions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
So, What Can People Actually Do after Being Vaccinated?
It’s complicated; not even the experts agree -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What the CDC Guidelines for Vaccinated People Mean
Infectious disease specialist Nahid Bhadelia discusses new recommendations on how vaccinated people can gather with one another and small groups of unvaccinated individuals -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
All Medical Students Should Be Vaccinated
A patchwork of policies from state to state has led to confusion and sometimes resentment -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Biden: Push States and Cities to Use Stimulus Money for Gun Violence Prevention
As we build back from one public health crisis, we must take steps to address another -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
In Obesity Research, Fatphobia Is Always the X Factor
Contrary to what you’ve undoubtedly been told, you can be fat and fit at the same time -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup: February 27–March 5
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Trump’s Policy Failures Have Exacted a Heavy Toll on Public Health
But things were on the decline long before he took office -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com