Researchers unravel what makes someone a COVID-19 superspreader
Scientists and public health experts have long known that certain individuals, termed “super-spreaders,” can transmit COVID-19 with incredible efficiency and …
What You Need\u2014and Don\u2019t\u2014in Your Medicine Cabinet Right Now
We’ve gone from not even knowing what a pulse oximeter or a UV-light sanitizer is to obsessively Googling the best …
What The New COVID-19 Strains Mean For Vaccines
Just when the world was breathing a collective sigh of relief as ongoing vaccine rollouts promised the end of the …
It’s Open Enrollment. Here’s What You Need to Know
California’s annual health insurance enrollment season for individuals and families kicks off this week against a dramatic backdrop: the hotly …
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Transition Troubles Mount as COVID Spreads
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President-elect Joe Biden is still being blocked from launching his …
What you need to know about the new COVID-19 variants
Editor’s note: Two new strains of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 called B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 have been found in the …
Is THIS what causes IBS? Food poisoning can trigger an 'allergy'
Is THIS what causes IBS? Food poisoning can trigger an ‘allergy’ – and antihistamines can stop the pain Mice were …
What we know about South Africa’s coronavirus variant
A new coronavirus variant discovered by South African scientists is fuelling a surge of infections nationwide and raising global concern. …
What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Using Soap
The phrase “less is more” is especially accurate for those who’ve stopped using soap to clean their bodies. Why? Because …
From Abidjan to Jakarta, how the city is reinventing what we eat
From junk food to McDonaldization of society, the most derogatory remarks about what we eat are often linked with the …
What does ‘DNR’ mean? Varying interpretations may affect patient care
When patients have a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order, it means they have chosen not to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). But hospital …
When You Get Vaccinated, This Is What Happens To Your Body
When you get vaccinated, what happens to your body? Arguably one of the greatest medical advances in modern history (via …
What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2020 — As America rolls out a nationwide coronavirus vaccination campaign this week, experts help answer your …
What Happened When I Signed Up for the AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial
I was standing outside the fence at my son’s one and only swimming meet—watching through the wrought-iron bars as the …
Anatomy of a vaccine: What it takes to create a safe, effective COVID shot
Shawn stepped into the UCLA Vine Street Clinic in Hollywood with confidence. He offered up his arm. The UCLA doctor …
What makes psoriasis sore: Novel role of immune system in the disease
More than 130 million people around the globe suffer from psoriasis vulgaris, a chronic condition characterized by skin inflammation, scales, …
What Elvis Presley’s televised polio vaccination can tell us about the shortfalls of celebrity-endorsed health campaigns
If you had tuned into the Ed Sullivan Show on October 28 1956, you would have witnessed an unexpected promoter …
What It Really Means When You Dream About Being Strangled
Waking from a dream about being strangled is one of those moments that leaves us sitting up in bed, gasping …