Predicting Epidemics With Internet Search Data
Recent research suggests that evaluating desperate Google queries may be the best way to identify infectious disease outbreaks before they happen.
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Next Steps in U.S.-Iran Diplomacy: Vaccines
Two vaccine scientists—one American, one Iranian—offer a unique way to give the nascent relationship between their two countries a shot in the arm.
Living in a Bacterial World
The good news: Antibiotics didn't create antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The bad news: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is everywhere.
A Very Weighty Decision
The American Medical Association has officially labeled obesity a disease, but we still don't know enough about the problem to be sure it fits the established definition.
Should We Dump the DSM?
Gary Greenberg's new book skewers the inner workings of the DSM just three weeks before the latest version is scheduled to be released.
A Shot in the Dark: Can Vivitrol Help Us Control Our Addictions?
Evaluating Vivitrol, the newest anti-addiction drug—actually an injectable form of an old pill. It's definitely better than nothing. But is it $1,100 a month better?
China Arrests 2000 in Fake Meds Bust
Here’s an interesting postscript to our story on fake malaria meds: a report out of Beijing this morning…
Reversing the World’s Neglect of Easily Cured Tropical Diseases
Dr. Peter Hotez, president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, implores the leaders of the G8 countries to focus on an easy and relatively cheap way to save more than one billion people from neglected tropical diseases.