How to Evaluate COVID-19 News without Freaking Out
Disinformation expert Carl Bergstrom gives tips on how to stay calm and make sense pandemic news -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Health Care Is Long Overdue for a Social Justice Reckoning
Biases in the system put the lives and well-being of women and minorities at risk -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Health Care Is Long Overdue for a Social Justice Reckoning
Biases in the system put the lives and well-being of women and minorities at risk -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Medical Schools Need to Get Better at Addressing Structural Racism
An incoming medical students points out that the field has always been political, prioritizing some bodies over others -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup, July 25-July 31
Pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fauci Optimistic About COVID-19 Vaccines, Though Immunity Unknowns Complicate Development
Teams are starting to test vaccines using messenger RNA or chimpanzee cold viruses to inoculate humans. Will their benefits last? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Concerns about Waning COVID-19 Immunity Are Likely Overblown
The decline seen in some studies is normal, experts say. But scientists must wait to see whether infection confers long-term protection -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Your Homes and Buildings Affect You
Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her book The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Little Evidence that Mass Transit Poses a Risk of Coronavirus Outbreaks
A major drop in public transit use coincides with concerns about reducing air pollution that can exacerbate lung conditions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Some Male Leaders Won’t Follow COVID-19 Safety Protocols
Men often think masks and other precautions make them look like wimps -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
An Immune Protein Could Prevent Severe COVID-19–if It Is Given at the Right Time
The antiviral interferon might help early but exacerbate disease in later stages -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Vaccine Trials Should Reflect America’s Diversity
Racial minorities and those with underlying health conditions may be at a greater risk from coronavirus infection, but have historically been less likely to be included in clinical trials -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
World War II’s Warsaw Ghetto Holds Lifesaving Lessons for COVID-19
An outbreak of typhus in the densely packed walled enclosure was countered by adopting all-too-familiar public health measures -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup: July 18-July 24
Here are pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Many Hot Dogs Can a Human Theoretically Eat? A Sports Scientist Weighs In
As vendors gear up for the delayed start of the MLB season, we should reflect on the new world record just set in the Nathan’s Famous competition -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus Rages on Coasts as Hurricane Fears Rise
Dramatic increases in storm-prone areas will complicate evacuation, sheltering and recovery efforts -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com