Masks and Emasculation: Why Some Men Refuse to Take Safety Precautions
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
Phil Anderson’s article “More Is Different” describes how different levels of complexity require new ways of thinking. And as the virus multiplies and spreads, that’s just what the human race desperately needs...
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
New antibiotics will help, but vaccines are a more immediate, complementary solution
It’s important in high-risk pregnancies, but most pregnancies aren’t risky
But we can get it back through a process known as “interoception”
A needle-exchange program in Virginia is a good first step—but isn’t enough by itself
Cultured human lung, heart and kidney cells flying onboard the International Space Station could reveal much about aging and disease
Immediate, targeted interventions in Southeast Asia could prevent a pandemic
A 19th-century doctor famously mapped cholera’s toll to try and understand its origin and spread—but that's only part of the story
More than a half billion children were treated for these debilitating parasites in 2017—but even more are still suffering
I learned during my last year of medical training—the most difficult year of my life—that “going it alone” did not make me stronger
The EPA has been transformed from an environmental guardian into an agency that eschews science and uses cost-benefit analyses to reject regulations that would protect the public