When Politics Distorts Science
Shocking levels of interference at the CDC and HHS threaten public faith in our most reliable public health institutions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 and Smoke Inhalation Symptoms are Hard to Tell Apart
Whether it's a cough or a sore throat, doctors in areas affected by the recent wildfires must determine whether symptoms are caused by the coronavirus, smoke, or even the flu -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 and Smoke Inhalation Symptoms are Hard to Tell Apart
Whether it's a cough or a sore throat, doctors in areas affected by the recent wildfires must determine whether symptoms are caused by the coronavirus, smoke, or even the flu -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Population Density Does Not Doom Cities to Pandemic Dangers
Crowding, connections among communities and other factors seem to better explain infection and mortality rates -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Population Density Does Not Doom Cities to Pandemic Dangers
Crowding, connections among communities and other factors seem to better explain infection and mortality rates -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
We Can’t Allow the CDC to Be Tainted by Politics
If science doesn’t drive the agency’s crucial weekly reports about disease prevalence and mortality, we’ll lose a key tool for fighting this pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
NIH ‘Very Concerned’ About Serious Side Effect in Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
The test was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage, and U.S. scientists launched an investigation -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing Our Dreams
Anxiety about social distancing and infection is altering how much we dream and the nature of our dreams themselves -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19’s Other Unnecessary Death Toll
Our bungled national response exposed the fragility of our already broken health care system by keeping people with other fatal diseases from getting treatment -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How New Mexico Controlled the Spread of COVID-19
The state went after the disease with widespread testing and science-based targets. Now it is in better shape than its neighbors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus Vaccine U.K. Trial Restarts, But Scientists Question Lack of Transparency
UK trials of the Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine have resumed after a brief pause, yet key details of the events have not been released -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup, September 5-September 11
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Matter of Time
9 essential facts about the coronavirus pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scientists React to Halt of Leading Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
Scientists urge caution in the global vaccine race as AstraZeneca reports an ‘adverse event’ in a person who received the Oxford vaccine -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Good a Diet Is Intermittent Fasting?
The popular fasting diet regimen can work well for weight loss, but many other claims about its benefits remain to be proved -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus: How It Infects Us and How We Might Stop It
How does SARS-CoV-2 sneak into our body? What can our immune system do and how can the virus sometimes defeat it? How do the leading drug and vaccine candidates work? Will the virus plague us... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com