How Staying Home From Work Can Spread Disease
For people in essential jobs, calling in sick could put substitute teachers, nurses, and others at risk. By…
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Why Aren’t Americans Flipping Out About Zika? Because They Already Did Over Ebola
Keep calm, carry on, and don’t listen to your local broadcaster. By Jared Keller A specialist fumigates the…
Patients Are Supposed to Recover in Rehabilitation Hospitals
But many who are sent to them suffer additional harm from the care itself, according to a new…
The Next Antibiotic May Be Right Under Our Nose
New research finds the bacteria that make up the human microbiome might be an untapped resource of potential…
What Role Should Medicine Play in Fighting Obesity?
The Reed family we’re following on their weight loss journey in Austin, Texas, offers one perspective. By James…
The Secret Documents That Detail How Patient Privacy Is Breached
A federal agency sends thousands of letters a year to health providers closing out complaints about HIPAA violations.…
Can a Brain Scan Tell What You’re Thinking?
A new experiment advances the idea that brain scans can teach us something about how the human mind…
Subculture: End-of-Life Doulas
The latest in a series of miniature portraits of life on the fringes. As Told to Elena Gooray…
Does Anyone Really Know How to Reduce Health-Care Spending?
An organization you’ve probably never heard of is working on it. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images)…
Your Microbes, Yourself
In his new book, Rodney Dietert argues that it’s time to re-configure our relationship with germs: Instead of…