The Post-Roe Battleground for Abortion Pills Will Be Your Mailbox
If regulation of abortion access falls to the states, it will unleash legal havoc over pregnancy-ending medications that are shipped across state lines.
A Guide to Abortion Resources in a Post-Roe America
Most people don’t think about abortion until they need one. But with the right to access under threat, the time to plan is now.
Bill Gates Is So Over This Pandemic
The acerbic optimist thinks anxious people (like me) need to move on from Covid and start planning for the next vicious pathogen.
When the Next Covid Wave Breaks, the US Won’t Be Able to Spot It
Lab programs are closing. Home testing has shrunk the pool of publicly reported data. Will we still see the next surge before it arrives?
Making Science More Open Is a Potential Security Risk
The open science movement pushes for making scientific knowledge quickly accessible to all. But a new paper warns that speed can come at a cost.
Drones Have Transformed Blood Delivery in Rwanda
The autonomous aircraft have shuttled blood to rural, mountainous areas for years. A new analysis proves they’re faster than driving.
For mRNA, Covid Vaccines Are Just the Beginning
With clinical vaccine trials for everything from HIV to Zika, messenger RNA could transform medicine—or widen health care inequalities.
A Brutal Wave of Bird Flu Spotlights the Need for a Poultry Vaccine
More than 27 million birds have died or been slaughtered, and wild birds are dying too. Without a shot, farmers have to rely on vigilance and culling their flocks.
The Pandemic Revolutionized Disease Surveillance. Now What?
Covid forced the world to develop some of the best epidemiological surveys ever done. Now they’re being cut back, even as the threat of the virus lingers.