This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. July 1 is the date that President Joe Biden wants the country to be 70% vaccinated, and rural areas are far behind urban centers in progress toward that goal. Agriculture,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The last time Sean McQuiddy called home from federal prison, it was just before Christmas in 2020, and he had grim news: He’d tested positive for COVID-19. “If I don’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The recent surge of COVID-19 in South Asia challenges India’s traditional ability to aid its smaller neighbors, a change that could, in turn, affect India’s influence in its competition with China.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was while working in a UK research lab that Francisca Mutapi first noticed the other scientists were approaching treatment to a disease she’d known since childhood from a totally…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A battle over who is responsible for cleaning up hundreds of oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico is quietly playing out in a bankruptcy court in southern…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Spiraling healthcare costs have been of grave concern to the healthcare industry, government, and public for at least 50 years. And while the debate remains heated over the appropriate strategy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One challenge as society reopens is identifying who has been vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The new COVID-19 antibody test is similar to one used at home to determine…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world is currently transfixed by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping through many regions, especially Asia, Africa, and South America. But, focused as we are on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It wasn’t long after Matthew Reed shoplifted a $63 set of sheets from a Target in upstate New York that the coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a standstill. Instead…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Restrictions placed on direct patient care and shifts to telehealth may explain the finding, which could lead to a possible future surge in sexually transmitted infection (STI) cases, researchers say.…
During a virtual event co-hosted by Food Tank and Applegate, panelists highlight the need to end the misuse of antibiotics in the livestock industry. By 2050, public health experts predict…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite millions of deaths and trillions in economic dislocations, COVID-19 has not been nearly as lethal as the 1918 Spanish flu or as disruptive as pandemic planners had feared. Dr.…