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The Dangerous Myth of America's Ebola Panic
In reality, twice as many Americans believe in witches as are afraid of Ebola. At what point does the media's coverage of the country's "overreaction" to the virus become another overreaction?
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Heidi de Marco/KHN Getting Private Investors to Fund Public-Health Projects
With social-impact bonds, people can recoup the money they've fronted—as long as the initiatives hit their health targets.
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zeesenboot/Flickr U.S. Hospitals Aren't 'Ebola-Ready'
Healthcare workers say they're far from prepared to treat a patient with the virus.
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Gilles San Martin/Wikimedia Bed-Bug Madness: The Psychological Toll of the Blood Suckers
Researchers are starting to explain the anxiety many victims feel.
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Andy Smith/Flickr Yes, Medicaid Expansion Increases ER Visits, but Only Temporarily
A new California study replicates an earlier finding from Oregon that the newly insured visit emergency rooms more. But luckily, California found that the boost wasn't permanent.
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The Summer Cold That Became Something More
Enterovirus D68 is quietly making thousands of kids sick—and there probably isn't anything anyone can do about it.
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Kevin Dooley/Flickr Small Spills at Gas Stations Add Up
A new study shows how careless pumping could lead to more gasoline in the air, soil, and water.
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opensource.com/Flickr/Atlantic Trusting Your Doctor to Stop Ebola
A surprising amount of support for Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, which made at least one major error in the handling of its Ebola case, reveals why we trust medical institutions so much.
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Dave Herholz/Flickr The Team That Invented the Birth-Control Pill
Anticipating the challenges the pill would face, the biologist heading the project chose for his partner a doctor who was well-liked, good-looking, and, most importantly, Catholic.
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Sterling Felton The Right to Vape
Smoking e-cigarettes has evolved into a sport, a subculture, and a political movement as scientists and the government scramble to figure out if it’s even safe.
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Umaru Fofana/Reuters Ebola's Territory: A Land Without Human Touch
Physical contact is an important source of comfort, one that must be avoided at all costs in infected areas. How, then, can healthcare workers soothe patients?
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Tony Gutierrez/AP Big Tex, Dallas' Larger-Than-Life Mascot, Tries to Stop Ebola
The State Fair icon adds a note on sanitation to his standard folksy greeting.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture/Flickr The FDA Says Farmers Are Giving Animals Too Many Antibiotics
Overuse of the drugs has increased over the past few years. That's not good for human health.
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Paul Joseph/Flickr The Incredible Rubber Glove
Basic protective gear was revolutionary for 19th-century medicine, and health workers trying to stop Ebola are recognizing its importance all over again.
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emdot/flickr How to Test a Couch for Toxins
Because industrial chemical use is minimally regulated, a lab at Duke University is offering free analyses of furniture for potentially hazardous compounds.
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Pascal Rossignol/Reuters Toward an Effective Tuberculosis Vaccine
Thanks to an infected hospital worker, hundreds of babies in Texas are being tested for TB. Why has it been so hard to develop an effective vaccine for the disease?
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Kham Kham/Reuters The Department of Homeland Security Is Not Prepared for a Pandemic
Though the flu is a bigger threat than terrorism, the DHS is approaching it with a mix of ineptness and cynicism.
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Luc Gnago/Reuters Chasing Ebola
Scientists are using computer models to predict the outbreak's next moves, but they can't account for human behavior.
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Birth Control Without a Prescription
An unusual Republican proposal makes medical sense, kind of.
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wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock Suicide and the Young Physician
The medical community can help the young doctor to continue saving lives, instead of taking his own.
