This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The new Omicron variant is currently sweeping across Europe and overwhelming many hospital systems. It has spurred a record-breaking number of Covid-19 cases in New York City. Meanwhile, disinformation about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, finalized new greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks produced through model year 2026 on Monday, a move that will cut carbon emissions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When you breathe in smoke from a wildfire, you’re probably inhaling more toxic chemicals than you realize. Pollution from power plants and vehicles, pesticides, fertilizers and chemicals in waste can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Booster vaccines fortify the antibody response sufficiently to deliver a substantial increase in protection against the Omicron variant, researchers say. The Omicron variant is more prone to escape antibodies produced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this year, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) published data showing a 1.5-year decline in national life expectancy in 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which took the lives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Small risk pools may contribute to rural areas’ challenges with private insurance plans, but risk reinsurance, or insurance for the insurer, could be a potential policy solution, according to a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many inventions, the discovery of Teflon happened by accident. In 1938, chemists from Dupont (now Chemours) were studying refrigerant gases when, much to their surprise, one concoction solidified. Upon…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New pandemic-era flexibility that allowed audio-only health visits to be routinely reimbursed as telehealth may be leading to substandard care for those it was meant to serve. Prior to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the nearly 50 years since Roe v Wade established the right to an abortion without excessive governmental restriction, the courts have repeatedly confirmed that incarcerated people retain this constitutional right. Yet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Biden administration has released a plan to accelerate removal of lead water pipes and lead paint from U.S. homes. As a geochemist and environmental health researcher who has studied…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women (defined here as both female-identifying people, and people with wombs) have always found it much harder than men to have their bodies defined in the medical sphere. Given that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For over a century, The Rockefeller Foundation has worked on initiatives promoting greater social equity in the United States and around the world. As part of this commitment, we collaborate…