public health
The Engineer Using Science to Build a Better World After Coronavirus
Dr. Pinar Keskinocak is using her eclectic expertise and positions of leadership to fix crucial flaws in global operations, all while elevating the next generation of scientists.
The Activist Who Keeps Exposing Environmental Racism in the U.S.
Dr. Beverly Wright, co-founder of the National Black Environmental Justice Network, has spent decades empowering communities that are vulnerable to toxic chemicals.
Santa and Mrs. Claus May Have Exposed 50 Kids to COVID in Georgia
But the county maintains hosting a Christmas parade was still the right move.
The Indian Researcher Building A Community-Based Approach To Medicine
Dr. Madhu Gupta has spent her career empowering communities to make informed decisions about their own health. Now, she’s using that knowledge to combat COVID-19.
This Platform Is Crowdsourcing Information To Visualise How COVID-19 Has Impacted the World
Covid Measures is a citizens’ tracker of governmental measures, guidelines, and human impact of coronavirus with a presence in more than 140 countries globally.
Can Restaurants Get Sued for Requiring Face Masks?
An incident involving a Republican senator who threatened to sue over a restaurant's mask mandate raises questions about who's legally in the right.
COVID-19 Is Proof of Just How Socially Determined Health Is
A virus doesn’t care how much money you have or where you live. Yet, the pandemic has shown in the starkest terms that inequality kills—and what to do about it.
Great, US Red Onions May Have Caused a Salmonella Outbreak in Canada
Canadians are being asked to throw away all red onions from the United States because they may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that’s sent 16 to hospital.
Georgia's Governor Is Suing Atlanta's Mayor to Stop Her Contradicting Him About Masks
The Republican governor has requested an emergency injunction to restrain Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms from issuing press releases, or making statements to the press.
COVID-19 Testing Is a Holy Mess in Houston
"I definitely have it, and I have no positive test to show for it, because Houston is melting down, essentially.”
How to Handle COVID-19 Testing While Protesting
Here’s what experts say about how to balance fighting one public health pandemic with containing another.
What Is Contact Tracing and Why Should You Care? A Guide
The public health strategy has been key to fighting COVID-19 abroad. Can it work in the U.S. without big tech butting in?