Tag: medicine
Does coronavirus linger in the body? What we know about how...
William Petri, University of Virginia
As millions of people are recovering from COVID-19, an unanswered question is the extent to which the virus can “hide...
Stella Immanuel’s theories about the relationship between demons, illness and sex...
Brandon W. Hawk, Rhode Island College
President Donald Trump has a new favorite doctor.
On July 27, the president and his son Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted...
Is telehealth as good as in-person care? A telehealth researcher explains...
Jennifer A. Mallow, West Virginia University
COVID-19 has led to a boom in telehealth, with some health care facilities seeing an increase in its use...
How talking about the coronavirus as an enemy combatant can backfire
Tabitha Moses, Wayne State University
Sometimes war involves battling other countries; other times, it’s the metaphorical kind, like our current “war” against the coronavirus.
We see...
How coronavirus contact tracing works in a state Dr. Fauci praised...
Jenny Meredith, University of South Carolina
After weeks of keeping people home to “flatten the curve,” restrictions on U.S. businesses are loosening and the coronavirus...
How to convince your loved ones to get the flu shot...
Helen Colby, IUPUI and Meng Li, University of Colorado Denver
The best way to protect against the flu is the flu vaccine. But even so,...
Your blood type may influence your vulnerability to norovirus, the winter...
Patricia L. Foster, Indiana University
In the last few months, schools all over the country have closed because of outbreaks of norovirus. Also known as...
I’m an OB/GYN who attended thousands of deliveries before wondering why...
Neel Shah, Harvard Medical School
A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
