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The US could shift to 90-percent renewable energy by 2035 at no extra cost
Sex during a pandemic can be risky. Here’s how to do it safely.
New Zealand has eliminated COVID-19. Here’s how they’re keeping it that way.
Racism is undeniably a public health issue
How to protect yourself from rubber bullets—and why these ‘nonlethal’ weapons are so dangerous
The CDC says you probably won’t get COVID-19 from deliveries or pets
The coronavirus doesn’t care about your long weekend plans
Michigan’s dam failures are just a small part of America’s aging infrastructure problem
In the middle of a nationwide lockdown, India is preparing for a super cyclone
See which states still have increasing rates of COVID-19
COVID-19 surface tests can’t make public spaces safe just yet
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
This pandemic won’t end without strong federal support
How the CDC plans to track the mutating coronavirus
The US just had its deadliest day of the pandemic yet. June could be worse.
COVID-19 is causing strokes in young people and doctors don’t know why
The CDC just added six official COVID-19 symptoms
Poop could be the key to tracking COVID-19 outbreaks
COVID-19 hurts rural areas, too, even if it’s not obvious
Can smartphone apps track COVID-19 without violating your privacy?
We probably won’t see the next COVID-19 coming
See when COVID-19 could hit your state hardest
Native American Nations are even more vulnerable to COVID-19
A new vaccine protects mice from another dangerous coronavirus
Tigers can get coronavirus—but you won’t catch COVID-19 from your cat
Is it possible to boost your immune system?
Will it be safe to hold the Olympics in 2021?
Homeless populations are among America’s most vulnerable to the coronavirus
A vegan world wouldn’t keep diseases like COVID-19 from infecting humans
Don’t take chloroquine to prevent COVID-19
Yes, the new coronavirus is mutating—but that’s not a bad thing
Why so many of the COVID-19 graphs you see are misleading
Everything you need to know about getting tested for coronavirus
Losing your sense of smell could be a sign of COVID-19
How to stop touching your face
What pregnant people need to know about COVID-19
Music videos, TikTok, and other creative ways people are fighting COVID-19
All the ways you can—and can’t—catch the coronavirus
Thank syphilis for these three major fashion trends
The novel coronavirus finally has a name—two of them, actually
Cervical cancer could soon be a disease of the past
Coronavirus shows our health agencies are ill prepared for fake news
A healthy wasp microbiome can fend off pesticides
We’re still not sure where the novel coronavirus really came from
The timing of the Wuhan coronavirus could be a global-health nightmare
Why romaine lettuce keeps getting recalled
A mysterious virus is sickening people in China
Your home’s microbiome, revealed
Congress is putting money toward gun violence research for the first time in decades
New evidence points to mass graves of people killed in Tulsa’s 1921 race massacre
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
What it means to have ‘undetectable’ HIV—and why you need to know
High school concussion laws exist in every state, but getting them on the field is a challenge
Cannabis might help curb chronic pain, reducing the need for opioids
Our best bet against tick infestations might be fire
With opioid overdoses on the rise, the U.S. should consider one proven safety measure: Giving people a safe place to do drugs
Can pro-vaccine bills save us from ourselves?
Artificial intelligence could improve psychiatric care
With three dead and hundreds sick, the CDC just issued a warning against all vaping
Social media posts might be able to help researchers understand and predict opioid overdoses
Spreading the flu is putting researchers one step closer to a universal vaccine