Trans and Queer People in India Should Demand Better Health Care
The country’s gender and sexual minorities are in urgent need of a supportive public health system -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
At Least Two Million Children Have Lost a Parent or Grandparent Caregiver to COVID
That’s at a minimum. The real number could be significantly higher -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
My Stupid Elbow and the Crisis in Health Care
A lingering hockey injury forces a science writer to reconsider his criticism of American medicine -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
People with COVID Often Infect Their Pets
New unpublished studies show that dogs and cats with COVID-positive owners frequently have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Designer DNA Is Changing Medicine
A genomic revolution is poised to cure sickle cell and other genetic diseases -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID, Quickly, Episode 11: Vaccine Booster Shots, and Reopening Offices Safely
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Kids Get ‘Long COVID’ Too
Children can suffer lingering symptoms from the disease, but researchers are still working to determine how frequently and how severely -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Problem with Pain Scores
Physicians often ask you to rate your agony on a scale from one to 10—but the response doesn’t necessarily say anything useful -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
There Are Few Good COVID Antivirals, but That Could Be Changing
Developing pills that block the novel coronavirus has been challenging. A new Biden administration program aims to boost the effort -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Inflammation Clock’ Can Reveal Body’s Biological Age
Using machine learning, researchers created a tool that might help doctors improve people’s healthy lifespan -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
We Must Protect Our Public Health Agencies from Political Interference
Some states have passed laws that threaten to undermine these vital resources, and others may follow -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Is Your Office Safe from COVID? What to Know Now That Your Boss Wants You Back
Workers are anxious because the coronavirus is still infecting people. Here are ways to evaluate the safety of a shared work space -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID Risks at the Tokyo Olympics Aren’t Being Managed, Experts Say
Current prevention measures may not be enough to prevent an outbreak -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Power of Local Celebrities in the Fight against Vaccine Hesitancy
They can play a key role in the fight against misinformation -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Let’s Use the Lessons from COVID to End HIV
A good start: take testing and prevention out of the clinic and meet people where they are -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Mix-and-Match COVID Vaccines: The Case Is Growing, but Questions Remain
Studies suggest mixing vaccines provokes potent immune responses, but scientists want answers on real-world efficacy and rare side effects -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com