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Scientists predicted that the coronavirus death rate would fall over time, but instead it doubled. Here's why it now hovers at 6%.
Death rates are "more a measure of how much testing and case finding you do," one epidemiologist sa…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
A dangerous parasitic illness spread by bugs that bite people's faces at night is spreading in the US, doctors warn
Chagas has typically been found in Central and South America, but the disease is becoming more comm…
Kevin Loria
Cuba is working on a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine program. It has a history of fighting disease without help from the West
Cuba plans to launch the Phase 3 trial of the Soberana 02 vaccine in March. The communist nation ha…
Marianne Guenot
8 countries have coronavirus death rates above 10%, either due to disaster or limited testing
Coronavirus death rates are calculated based only on known cases, but they can point to limited tes…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Holly S…
2 infectious disease experts explain what our 'new normal' will look like in offices, childcare, and restaurants
Daily screening at offices, "pods" for children at childcare, and a log of everyone who has dined a…
Anna Medaris Miller
'The effect is greatest when 100% of the public wear face masks': Growing body of research shows the role of face coverings in curbing the spread of the coronavirus
Researchers underscore the need for preventative measures like social distancing, personal protecti…
Rhea Mahbubani
Countries may need to impose new lockdowns every 3 months until a coronavirus vaccine is available, an expert says
A boomerang effect could occur, Cowling said, as residents emerge from their homes, go to work, tak…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Holly S…
Bill Gates Warns: The World Is Not Prepared For Epidemics
But he thinks the world could do things far better. Gates wants to see tools developed that do bett…
5 proven ways to lower cortisol naturally
If you feel stressed, it's important to understand how to lower your cortisol levels. Here are 5 pr…
Erin Heger
A $350 toilet powered by worms may be the ingenious future of sanitation that Bill Gates has been dreaming about
To get the worm system to market, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded at least $4.8 milli…
Hilary Brueck
Why mosquitoes that spread Zika and malaria love people so much more than other animals
Now, a new study published in PLOS Genetics reveals for the first time why certain populations of o…
Ebola Discoverer Says He Would 'Sit Next To Someone' With The Virus
This outbreak has been called "totally out of control" by the director of operations of Doctors Wit…
Kevin Loria
Doctors are bracing for the coronavirus pandemic to meet America's obesity epidemic. Some experts worry the stigma could be dangerous by itself.
"It's a difficult situation and an emotional situation since people who are in a certain BMI range …
Anna Medaris Miller,Anna Meda…
A top Wall Street analyst sees less than a 20% chance of having a widely available coronavirus vaccine in 2021 - he told us why he's 'deeply skeptical' of Anthony Fauci's 18-month timeline
It's also unclear if having these antibodies even protects people. China and Japan have both report…
Andrew Dunn
Sex Survey Finds Dramatic Increase In Lesbian Activity Among The British
The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, which quizzed more than 15,000 Britons abou…
Agence France Presse
13 Awful Things That Happen If You Don't Brush And Floss Your Teeth
A connection between dental disease and erectile dysfunction may seem remote, but preliminary resea…
Lauren F Friedman
Containing Ebola Is Actually Not That Hard
One of the main reasons that the virus has killed so many people in West Africa is because healthca…
Katie Jennings
The 'bromance' between Modi and Obama couldn't have been more evident! Know why
'India's reformer-in-chief ', as Time describes him, stormed the 2014 election, winning the biggest…
Why we shouldn't all move to Montana after the pandemic
My hometown of Bozeman shows how that might really play out.
Dana Liebelson
7 foods we should be eating but are not
Our oceans are full of seaweed, the name for countless species of marine plants and algae. Although…