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newborn baby holding mother's finger

COVID-19 doesn’t have to jump from mother to newborn

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How does contact tracing work, and how extensive will it be for Trump?

By Nina Pullano

a person with their hands in the water

Brain-eating amoebae are very rare, but warming waters may change that

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One-third of US parents say they won’t get their kids the flu vaccine

By Rachael Zisk

black sand beach with chunks of ice

A climate anomaly may have worsened the 1918 pandemic and WWI

By Kate Baggaley

a person holding a set of vaccines

A coronavirus vaccine will save more lives if we share it widely

a person wearing a mask

COVID-19 may one day come and go like the flu, but we’re not there yet

By Kate Baggaley

person holding their stomach in pain

Google search data can help pinpoint COVID-19 hotspots before they flare up

a mother putting a mask on her daughter

Trump downplayed the threat from COVID-19. Here’s how we could’ve fought back harder.

By Kate Baggaley

person receiving a vaccine

AstraZeneca just paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial, and that’s a good thing

By Claire Maldarelli

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may account for 19 percent of US COVID-19 cases in August

By Claire Maldarelli

Causes of Mortality in the Army

Infographics have helped keep us alive for centuries

By Murray Dick/MIT Press Reader

a girl getting a bandaid after receiving a vaccine.

What would it actually take to have a COVID-19 vaccine by November?

By Kate Baggaley

prescription drug

Corticosteroids can help COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory distress

people walking around with masks in the suburbs

Herd immunity alone won’t stop COVID-19. Here’s why.

By Kate Baggaley

Colon cancer rates among young people are on the rise, and doctors don’t know why

One way to slow the spread of COVID-19? Stop talking. Seriously.

By Claire Maldarelli

The CDC’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines could make the pandemic worse

By Sara Kiley Watson

Scientists may have confirmed you can catch COVID-19 twice

By Claire Maldarelli

person under stress

Social distancing can make living with eating disorders harder

empty benches at a park

Social distancing saves lives. Here’s the proof.

By Kate Baggaley

Russia just approved a COVID vaccine—but that’s not necessarily good news

By Claire Maldarelli

a person with a mask on

Does your favorite mask actually work? Researchers now have a way to tell.

an empty playground

Nearly 100,000 U.S. kids tested positive for COVID-19 in the second half of July

By Claire Maldarelli

older man working on his computer

Older adults have a hard time accessing virtual health care

a person working in a lab

Why you might need to sport a mask inside your own home

By Claire Maldarelli

Pap smears are no longer the best way to screen for cervical cancer

By Kate Baggaley

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The verdict on hydroxychloroquine is in

By Sara Chodosh and Claire Maldarelli

The virus that causes COVID-19 has been silently brewing in bats for decades

Vaccines for flu and pneumonia could reduce your chances of getting Alzheimer’s

By Kate Baggaley

Antibiotics could replace surgery for some kids with appendicitis

Pink face masks.

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has started a nationwide, Phase 3 trial

By Claire Maldarelli

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We already know how to beat COVID-19 in three easy steps

By Kate Baggaley

Where to get reliable COVID-19 data, now that the CDC doesn’t have it

By Sara Chodosh

apartment building

How eviction is feeding—and being fed by—the pandemic

face mask and gloves

One in three young people could face serious symptoms from coronavirus

By Claire Maldarelli

empty food shelves

COVID-19 is exposing the food deserts around Native American reservations

people with PPE on

Experts say COVID’s airborne transmission may deserve more attention

The racial disparities in COVID cases are even more striking than we thought

By Claire Maldarelli

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Inside the race to develop a safe COVID-19 vaccine

By Kate Baggaley

Is it safe to go to the dentist yet? Here’s how COVID-19 will affect your cleanings.

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COVID cases in the US might be ten times higher than reported

By Claire Maldarelli

Black lives matter protests

COVID-19 cases are surging, but not because of Black Lives Matter protests

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COVID-19 antibodies might not last long, but immunity still could

By Claire Maldarelli

public bathroom

You probably won’t get COVID-19 from flushing the toilet

a person checking their blood sugar

Doctors add diabetes to the list of COVID-triggered conditions

Scientists are working on at least 135 different coronavirus vaccines

By Claire Maldarelli

people at a protest for black lives matter

Collecting missing demographic data is the first step to fighting racism in healthcare

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What we can learn from New Zealand’s successful fight against COVID-19

By Kate Baggaley

The US could shift to 90-percent renewable energy by 2035 at no extra cost

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

people holding hands

Sex during a pandemic can be risky. Here’s how to do it safely.

a playground with tape around it that reads "danger, do not enter"

New Zealand has eliminated COVID-19. Here’s how they’re keeping it that way.

By Claire Maldarelli

protesters at a rally for black lives matter

Racism is undeniably a public health issue

police at a protest

How to protect yourself from rubber bullets—and why these ‘nonlethal’ weapons are so dangerous

By Candice Wang

a person social distancing

The CDC says you probably won’t get COVID-19 from deliveries or pets

By Claire Maldarelli

people on the beach

The coronavirus doesn’t care about your long weekend plans

By Claire Maldarelli

Michigan’s dam failures are just a small part of America’s aging infrastructure problem

super cyclone amphan

In the middle of a nationwide lockdown, India is preparing for a super cyclone

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See which states still have increasing rates of COVID-19

By Sara Chodosh

grocery store carts

COVID-19 surface tests can’t make public spaces safe just yet

By Lina Zeldovich/Undark

PrEP can prevent HIV infection in teens—so why aren’t they using it?

The coronavirus might show up in your semen, but don’t panic

By Claire Maldarelli

mask and gloves

This pandemic won’t end without strong federal support

SARS-CoV-2 strain under a microscope

How the CDC plans to track the mutating coronavirus