President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.

A 2015 paper on chicken virus evolution is being taken out of context and used to fuel fears about COVID-19 vaccines. Its lead author aims to clarify the science in hopes of saving lives.

How you respond to a risk depends on how you weigh the costs and benefits of an action. The problem is you’re not just a logical computer, and emotions bias your interpretation of the facts.

New studies show men who have had COVID-19 could face serious reproductive health issues.

When Bostonians in 1721 faced a deadly smallpox outbreak, a new procedure called inoculation was found to help fend off the disease. Not everyone was won over, and newspapers fed the controversy.

Memes that promote harmful conspiracies and memes that mock them are sometimes hard to distinguish.

Computational methods could help identify conspiracy theories as they emerge.

Many people object to the added ingredients in vaccines. But pharmacists explain why those fears are unwarranted.

As Russia fast tracks a coronavirus vaccine, scientists worry about skipped safety checks – and the potential fallout for trust in vaccines if something ends up going wrong.