Health Jul 08 Watch 5:38 Why is the U.S. still struggling to test everyone who needs it? Since the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic, public health experts have emphasized that having an efficient system for wide-scale testing was key to bringing the COVID-19 outbreak under control. But in reality, virus testing in the United States has…
Science Jun 16 With every flush, a stream of data for these coronavirus trackers Samples can’t be traced back to an individual, but researchers can start narrowing in on a geographical area where individuals are shedding the virus. By Fedor Kossakovski
Health Apr 22 Watch 6:19 Contact tracing may be ‘old-fashioned public health,’ but it works Officials in Northern California’s Santa Clara County now say two residents there died of COVID-19 in early and mid-February -- weeks before what were believed to be the first U.S. fatalities. Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for…
Science Dec 19 Why having more friends reduces your risk of type 2 diabetes People with larger social groups receive fewer type 2 diabetes diagnoses compared to socially isolated people, according to a new large-scale population study from the Netherlands. By Rashmi Shivni
Apr 19 Map: Do you live in an area where Zika could strike? By Nsikan Akpan In three maps, U.S. and UK scientists chart the most suitable areas for Zika virus outbreaks. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Inequality Hurts: The Unhealthy Side Effects of Economic Disparity As part of our series on economic inequality, Paul Solman investigates the health effects that inequality can have on individuals and society. To determine the hidden costs, he speaks with epidemiologists, former six-figure income earners who are chronically unemployed and… Continue watching
Apr 06 Study Finds Honor Killings a Major Portion of Pakistan’s Homicides By PBS NewsHour One in every five homicides in Pakistan is a so-called "honor killing," according to a new epidemiological study published in the European Journal of Public Health. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch Salmonella Concerns Prompt Widespread Tomato Recalls Concerns over salmonella contamination have led the FDA to issue nationwide health warnings for tomatoes. This in turn has led to many vendors recalling or prohibiting the use of tomatoes in their products. A food safety journalist discusses the tomato… Continue watching