Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)
Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is...
Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University
People are exposed to numerous chemicals throughout their lifetimes. These chemicals can be from...
Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets...
Michael W. Russell, University at Buffalo
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing...
Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains...
Jasmine Cutler, University of South Florida
At some point in your life, you’ll likely find yourself with a prescription...
Dangerous counterfeit drugs are putting millions of US consumers at risk,...
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Combatting an invisible killer: New WHO air pollution guidelines recommend sharply...
Laura Corlin, Tufts University
Air pollution is the world’s fourth leading cause of death, contributing to about 13 premature...
Was the coronavirus outbreak an intelligence failure?
Erik J. Dahl, Naval Postgraduate School
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, it’s clear that having better information sooner, and acting more quickly on...
Can your pets get coronavirus, and can you catch it from...
Annette O'Connor, Michigan State University; Jan Sargeant, University of Guelph, and Sarah Totton, University of Guelph
Humans and animals share many diseases. And as dramatically...
WHO declares global health emergency over coronavirus: 4 questions answered
Aubree Gordon, University of Michigan
Editor’s note: The World Health Organization reversed course on Jan. 30 and declared the coronavirus a “Public Health Emergency of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
