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

By Claire Maldarelli

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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

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The US just had its deadliest day of the pandemic yet. June could be worse.

By Claire Maldarelli

doctors performing a surgery in a hospital

COVID-19 is causing strokes in young people and doctors don’t know why

a person in a lab

The CDC just added six official COVID-19 symptoms

By Claire Maldarelli

wastewater treatment facility

Poop could be the key to tracking COVID-19 outbreaks

By Kate Baggaley

Person holding a homemade mask on a dirt road

COVID-19 hurts rural areas, too, even if it’s not obvious

By Kate Baggaley

person leaning against his bike with his phone

Can smartphone apps track COVID-19 without violating your privacy?

By Kate Baggaley

We probably won’t see the next COVID-19 coming

By Kate Baggaley

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See when COVID-19 could hit your state hardest

By Sara Chodosh

Native American Nations are even more vulnerable to COVID-19

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A new vaccine protects mice from another dangerous coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley

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Tigers can get coronavirus—but you won’t catch COVID-19 from your cat

Is it possible to boost your immune system?

Ask Us Anything

Is it possible to boost your immune system?

By Claire Maldarelli

track and field competition

Will it be safe to hold the Olympics in 2021?

By Kate Baggaley

Homeless populations are among America’s most vulnerable to the coronavirus

A vegan world wouldn’t keep diseases like COVID-19 from infecting humans

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Don’t take chloroquine to prevent COVID-19

the novel coronavirus

Yes, the new coronavirus is mutating—but that’s not a bad thing

By Kate Baggaley

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Why so many of the COVID-19 graphs you see are misleading

By Sara Chodosh

CDC’s laboratory test kit for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Everything you need to know about getting tested for coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley & Claire Maldarelli

person smelling coffee

Losing your sense of smell could be a sign of COVID-19

kid touching his face

How to stop touching your face

By Benning, Labus & Barchard/The Conversation

What pregnant people need to know about COVID-19

By Kate Baggaley

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All the ways you can—and can’t—catch the coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Thank syphilis for these three major fashion trends

By Popular Science Team

A close-up of a spherical microbe covered in protrusions.

The novel coronavirus finally has a name—two of them, actually

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Cervical cancer could soon be a disease of the past

By Kate Baggaley

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Coronavirus shows our health agencies are ill prepared for fake news

A healthy wasp microbiome can fend off pesticides

By Kate Baggaley

China WeChat Weibo

How China has shaped information about the Wuhan coronavirus online

baskets of fish at an outdoor market

We’re still not sure where the novel coronavirus really came from

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The timing of the Wuhan coronavirus could be a global-health nightmare

Close up of fresh organic super food salad in white bowl with fork on side and olive oil, red wine vinegar and lemons

Why romaine lettuce keeps getting recalled

virus in a petri dish

A mysterious virus is sickening people in China

By Kate Baggaley

cleaning a home

Your home’s microbiome, revealed

hands load a gun in front of an american flag

Congress is putting money toward gun violence research for the first time in decades

1921 tulsa riots

New evidence points to mass graves of people killed in Tulsa’s 1921 race massacre

By Kate Baggaley

activated charcoal face mask

The truth about activated charcoal in beauty products

Why a decline in US birth rates could actually help our economy

Here’s how PrEP medications outsmart HIV

By Alex Schwartz

PreP HIV antiretroviral drugs

What it means to have ‘undetectable’ HIV—and why you need to know

By Alex Schwartz

kids playing soccer aggressively

High school concussion laws exist in every state, but getting them on the field is a challenge

By Nicole Wetsman

Cannabis might help curb chronic pain, reducing the need for opioids

Our best bet against tick infestations might be fire

Our best bet against tick infestations might be fire

By Ellen Airhart

medical equipment

With opioid overdoses on the rise, the U.S. should consider one proven safety measure: Giving people a safe place to do drugs

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Can pro-vaccine bills save us from ourselves?

By Nicole Wetsman

depressed person

Artificial intelligence could improve psychiatric care

By Nicole Wetsman

With three dead and hundreds sick, the CDC just issued a warning against all vaping

With three dead and hundreds sick, the CDC just issued a warning against all vaping

By Claire Maldarelli

prescription bottle of oxycodone

Social media posts might be able to help researchers understand and predict opioid overdoses

By Nicole Wetsman

Spreading the flu is putting researchers one step closer to a universal vaccine

Spreading the flu is putting researchers one step closer to a universal vaccine

By Nicole Wetsman

The measles vaccine can protect against more than just measles

The measles vaccine can protect against more than just measles

By Nicole Wetsman

Weight loss surgery should be offered to more kids with obesity

Weight loss surgery should be offered to more kids with obesity

By Nicole Wetsman

Researchers may finally know what’s causing the mysterious polio-like illness in kids

Researchers may finally know what’s causing the mysterious polio-like illness in kids

Uninsured children are still less likely to get vaccinated

Uninsured children are still less likely to get vaccinated

By Nicole Wetsman

Ohio opioid trials end quickly with a $260-million settlement—but the national lawsuit rolls on

Ohio opioid trials end quickly with a $260-million settlement—but the national lawsuit rolls on

Bed bugs once ate bat blood—so why do they bite us?

Bed bugs once ate bat blood—so why do they bite us?

2019 has been a record-breaking year for this rare, deadly virus

2019 has been a record-breaking year for this rare, deadly virus

By Nicole Wetsman

Among Hurricane Harvey’s many bad effects: riskier childbirth for women

Among Hurricane Harvey’s many bad effects: riskier childbirth for women

By Nicole Wetsman

Viagra might help make stem cell transplants easier

Viagra might help make stem cell transplants easier

By Nicole Wetsman

A polio-like disease continues to afflict children and baffle researchers

A polio-like disease continues to afflict children and baffle researchers

By Nicole Wetsman

Is red meat really that bad? Here’s what you should know about the latest controversy.

Is red meat really that bad? Here’s what you should know about the latest controversy.

By Nicole Wetsman

Teen tobacco habits show peer pressure can be a force for good

Teen tobacco habits show peer pressure can be a force for good

By Nicole Wetsman