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Thomas Peter/Reuters How the U.S. Healthcare System Would Handle Ebola
The disease is highly unlikely to spread in the U.S., in part because our hospitals are prepared.
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Raphaël Quinet/Flickr It's Probably Best to Avoid Antibacterial Soaps
Antimicrobial chemicals are so ubiquitous that a recent study found them in pregnant mothers' urine and newborns' cord blood. Research shows that their risks may outweigh their benefits.
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Andrew Innerarity/Reuters The Question Doctors Can't Ask
Is there a gun in your home? If so, is it secure? A Florida law now prevents physicians from discussing firearm safety with patients.
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David~O/Flickr The Mysterious Fungus Infecting the American Southwest
Valley fever has been around for more than 100 years, and disproportionately affects poor farmworkers. For some, it becomes a lifelong illness, and doctors don't know why.
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Jan Ramroth/Flickr The Trouble With Medicine's Metaphors
Using military terms like "battle" and "fighter" to help patients conceptualize their illness can sometimes harm more than it helps.
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Reuters An Ebola Vaccine Is Not the Answer
Instead, we need a treatment and better quarantine measures.
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Marco Garcia / Reuters The Quarantine Next Door
Sickness-related isolation used to involve banishing patients to islands; now the ill are kept separate in our midst.
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Vivian Wagner Littering and Following the Crowd
Why it's so tempting to throw trash on the ground, and how environmentalists are using psychology to change that
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Image Point Fr/Shutterstock Can the Female Condom Go Mainstream?
Despite its success in developing countries, the female condom has long suffered from a PR problem in the U.S. What would it take to salvage its image?
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Matt Cowan/Reuters The Health Benefits of Trees
They prevent $7 billion in health costs every year by filtering air pollution—not to mention their psychological effects. New research says the closer you can live to trees, the better off you are.
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Nir Elias/Reuters New York City's 'Gay Health Warrior'
Demetre Daskalakis is an infectious disease physician who hung up his lab coat to bring HIV screening and counseling to Manhattan’s gay nightlife.
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Edgard Garrido/Reuters Northern Virginia: 'Ground Zero' for Kissing Bug Disease
Chagas, a disease common in Latin America, is gaining traction among immigrants in the U.S.
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Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Today's Court Decision Might Make Health Insurance Unaffordable in the Poorest States
Halbig v. Burwell threatens to undo the Obamacare subsidies that millions of people in more than half the country rely on to buy insurance.
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Geoff Livingston/flickr Is There a Place for Google Glass in Hospitals?
Medical professionals say the device could be helpful, but patient privacy is still a concern.
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Jeff Chiu/AP What Would It Take to Stop AIDS by 2030?
The United Nations announced today that the global HIV/AIDS epidemic could be slowed to a trickle within the next two decades. Can it be done?
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Reuters The Senate's Pushback on Abortion Restrictions
Democrats have introduced bills to undo the Supreme Court's ruling on religious exemptions for contraception coverage, as well as state laws that single out abortion services, but the legislation isn't expected to succeed.
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Reddit A Positive Example of the Internet Comforting a Grieving Stranger
A bereaved parent turned to Reddit for comfort. Reddit, in return, proved that online condolences can be more substantial than just "likes."
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jk_too/flickr Fighting Loneliness With Cuddle Parties
As Americans report feeling more isolated, some people turn to snuggling with strangers.
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Ivan Alvarado/Reuters A Sociological History of Soccer Violence
How social and cultural rifts manifest themselves through sports—especially when fans identify intensely with their team
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Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters The WHO Wants All Gay Men to Take HIV Prevention Medication
Condoms aren't enough: For the first time, the agency is recommending that all men who have sex with men use prophylactic treatment.
