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As fall approaches rapidly, many are wondering if the race for a vaccine will bear fruit as early as January 2021.I am a physician-scientist and…

The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned an infodemic, a vast and complicated mix of information, misinformation and disinformation.In this environment, false…

Turn on the TV news, or look at a news website, and you’ll see charts, graphics, and dashboards that supposedly indicate the latest with COVID-19 –…

After weeks of keeping people home to “flatten the curve,” restrictions on U.S. businesses are loosening and the coronavirus pandemic response is moving…

Charles Darwin popularized the concept of survival of the fittest as a mechanism underlying the natural selection that drives the evolution of life.…

As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to ravage the American public, an unsurprising story emerges: Poor communities are hot spots for COVID transmission.…

Hundreds of county jails in the U.S. are paid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain immigrants facing removal proceedings.On a typical…

Every 365.25 days, when the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, we humans have the opportunity to hit the reset button and become fitter, finer…

Even countries that have broken ties with each other need to communicate in times of crisis and war.That includes the U.S. and Iran, which have not had an…

It’s that time of year when people make their New Year’s resolutions – indeed, 93% of people set them, according to the American Psychological…