Increased social distance measures over Thanksgiving and Christmas following the Pause to Save Lives might have prevented more than 100,000 […]
Finnish capital to shut high schools, ban public events
Finland’s capital will introduce tough new coronavirus restrictions, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, after a sharp uptick in coronavirus […]
Poland to enforce masks in public spaces from Saturday
Poles will have to wear face masks in all public spaces from Saturday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday, […]
Public health consequences of policing homelessness
Two weeks ago, Colorado State Patrol troopers began clearing out nearly 200 residents from homeless encampments that surround the Colorado […]
Gaps in data on marijuana use limit public health response
Better data on marijuana use in the U.S. is needed to support critical public health research, according to a review […]
Study suggests U.S. COVID-19 cases could have been 35 times higher without public measures
As stay-at-home orders are being lifted in some states and extended in others, uncertainty continues to surround the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Reddit reveals peaks of public interest in COVID-19 topics
Machine learning can be used to track surges in interest in health topics on popular online comment boards, like Reddit, […]
Genetic paparazzi: Could celebrity DNA become public domain?
Imagine being able to produce a child with your favorite movie star using the DNA from a strand of hair […]
Britain asks public to respect coronavirus lockdown
Britain’s leaders on Tuesday urged people to respect an unprecedented countrywide lockdown, saying that following advice to stay at home […]
Jenny McCarthy's Son Calls Her Out in Public: I Can't 'Tell Him Anything'
Jenny McCarthy can’t get away with anything! Her 17-year-old son, Evan, loves putting her on blast. “I can’t really tell […]