Public Health

It probably won’t be long before people crowd onto subways again. People on a crowded subway before the covid-19 pandemic.

Your Pandemic Habits May Fade Away—But the Strength and Wisdom You Gained Won’t

Since the pandemic began, the think-piece economy has churned out countless...

Since the pandemic began, the think-piece economy has churned out countless articles about how our world—work, medical care, cities, transit, social interactions—will be different when it finally ends. But will we be different after the...

Even the Pandemic Hasn’t Made Public-Health Icon Paul Farmer Lose Hope

"Am I allowed to be a normal human and say, 'How are you?'" asks Dr. Paul F...

"Am I allowed to be a normal human and say, 'How are you?'" asks Dr. Paul Farmer as soon as our Zoom call connects. It's an apt introduction for a man who became a living...

“Diagram of the Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East,” in F. Nightingale, A Contribution to the Sanitary History of the British Army during the Late War with Russia (London: John W. Parker, 1859).

How Data Visualization During Public Health Crises Has Saved Lives for Centuries

A wave of statistical enthusiasm, coupled with new technologies, paved the ...

A wave of statistical enthusiasm, coupled with new technologies, paved the way for infographics in 19th-century Britain

President Trump looks at models during a tour of the National Institutes of Health's Vaccine Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland on March 3, 2020.

Want a Coronavirus Vaccine, Fast? Here's a Solution

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar sparked outrage last week whe...

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar sparked outrage last week when he said that the federal government could not guarantee that a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the coronavirus currently sweeping across the world, would...

The Diamond Princess cruise ship, operated by Carnival Corp., sits docked in Yokohama, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020.

Experts Worry Quarantine Procedures May Actually Increase Infection Risk on Cruise Ship Docked in Japan with COVID-19

“There is now ample evidence that this (quarantine) is not preventing the s...

“There is now ample evidence that this (quarantine) is not preventing the spread of cases within the ship and it is also is posing a risk of spread within the ship,” says Tom Inglesby, an infectious diseases expert and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

A Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarette and flavored pods in Brooklyn on July 8, 2018.

Juul Advertised Its Products on Kids' Websites, New Lawsuit Alleges

As beleaguered e-cigarette maker Juul Labs tries to distance itself from it...

As beleaguered e-cigarette maker Juul Labs tries to distance itself from its teen-friendly image and convince the world its products are for adult smokers only, a new lawsuit in Massachusetts claims the company advertised on...

A man riding the New York City subway wears a medical face mask out of concern over the coronavirus on Feb. 2, 2020.

Only 5% of People Tested for Coronavirus in the U.S. Were Found Positive

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is focusing much ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is focusing much of its coronavirus containment effort on screening close contacts of those who may have been exposed to the disease in China—and is bracing...