Fowl Plague
Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
The ID Question
Who decides who you are? You, or the world around you?
The Roots of an Epidemic
From apartheid labor policies to everyday sexism, socio-political issues influence the spread of TB disease and the effectiveness of health responses. To tackle the epidemic, we need systemic changes.
Beats: Disability
“Disable” is an active verb, and disability describes the social and environmental barriers that prevent access just as much as an individual body’s physical reality.
Beats: Health
Access to health care is as much a matter of public policy as it is the size of a person’s pocketbook; within a doctor’s office, many factors affect the quality of treatment.
Quality Over Quantity: Bioethics at the Vatican
Several hundred scientists, physicians, and policymakers gathered in Rome in April 2018 for the International Vatican Conference, to discuss ethics in scientific research.
Jiggliness–The New Scientific Way to Measure Temperature
It might sound strange, but movement is the secret to the most accurate temperature readings available.