Travel, Quarantine, and the Future of Tuberculosis
A 2007 tuberculosis case teaches us about contagion, travel, and quarantine.
Embryonic Stem Cells Finally Start to Deliver
The early promise of stem cells might finally be overcoming controversy and paying off.
Anthrax: The Bacteria that Lays Diabolical Traps
Anthrax sets self-perpetuating booby traps in order to spread itself, researchers have found.
The Origin of Quarantine
Such forms of enforced isolation are referenced as far back as the Old Testament, while the word "quarantine" itself dates to the late medieval Plague.
Stem Cells Offer Hope for Treating Type I Diabetes
Douglas Melton’s stem cell lab at Harvard published a landmark study in Cell documenting a huge step towards treating Type I Diabetes
Infection Control 600 Years Before the CDC
Modern health authorities combating the Ebola virus in West Africa might look to medieval infection control for inspiration.
Is Marijuana Good for Public Health?
What if the rise in marijuana smoking prompted by legalization brings more than just tolerable negative side effects? What if it is actually good for public health?
Train Your Brain to Prefer Healthy Food?
Researchers in Boston found that it may be possible to train the brain to unconsciously prefer healthier, more nutritious foods.