The US response to the coronavirus was slow and problematic, but it also was rooted in a 19th-century way of viewing public health.
Beer was extremely popular in ancient Mesopotamia. Sipped through straws, it differed from today’s beer and was enjoyed by people from all walks of life.
Pandemic policy experts offer 10 recommendations that could reduce the risk that a bad flu season on top of the COVID-19 pandemic will overwhelm hospitals.
Test positivity rates measure the success of a testing program. Even though the US performs a huge number of tests, high test positivity rates across the country show that that it still isn't enough.
There's no scientific definition for a wave of disease – and no evidence that the original onslaught of coronavirus in the US has receded much at all.
A simple computer model shows that safety measures can significantly impact both the exponential spread of COVID-19 and mortality rates.
Yellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.
As most of the world early awaits a vaccine for COVID-19, a smaller group of people scoffs. They could spell real trouble in the effort to build widespread immunity.
An audio version of an in depth article on why mathematical modelling is crucial to understanding pandemics like the new coronavirus.
Emphasizing foreign origins of a disease can have racist connotations and implications for how people understand their own risk of disease.
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