The One Health Framework
A policy framework proposal seeks to elevate the needs and rights of all living organisms in the environment.
Asthma Tropes and the Kids Who Hate Them
Children with asthma respond to the movie executives who see them as weak people helped by magical inhalers.
Space Medicine for the Inexperienced Astronaut
The promise of commercial spaceflight raises questions about how untrained travelers will endure the extreme hostility of space.
This Is How They Wiped Themselves in Ancient Rome
A very gross but extremely informative look at the archaeology of toilet hygiene.
Herd Immunity Won’t Solve Our COVID-19 Problem
Without a vaccine, the only route to "herd immunity" to SARS-CoV-2 is through infection.
Will the Saharan Dust Cloud Damage Our Lungs?
The airborne particles carry microbes and fungi, and can react with human lung tissue.
Cytokine Storms: The Cruel Irony of an Immune Response
When bodies fight back against infection, they can overwhelm themselves with their own destructive force.
Doctors Have Always Been Against High-Heeled Shoes
Every generation of medical professionals has issued the same warnings about high heels. For hundreds of years.
Anthony S. Fauci on Pandemic Preparedness
Before he led the effort to contain COVID-19, the nation's top infectious disease expert published several papers about pandemic preparedness. Here are two.