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The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees
Michael Schulson
Experts say IBCs are a crucial tool for ensuring the safety of biomedical research. Critics say they are too opaque
Trump claims the “lunatic left” is “mutilating” children — as usual, the media looks away
Chauncey DeVega
Trump's malignant normality keeps getting darker, but the media isn't interested. RIP Eric Boehlert, a huge loss
Roleplaying in sex? “The View” gets an education on the do’s and don’ts of the erotic practice
Joy Saha
Sunny Hostin schools her pearl-clutching co-hosts on why one husband's roleplaying request is inappropriate
Sinema throws cold water on Manchin’s revised Build Back Better proposal in private donor meeting
Alex Henderson
Sinema, who opposes rolling back the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy, says a slimmed-down bill is "unlikely"
Mitch holds COVID aid “hostage” as free care ends to prevent Biden from ending Trump’s border policy
Jake Johnson
Democrats called out Republicans for holding much-need pandemic funds "hostage for an extraneous issue"
Bernie Sanders praises growing union movement as top threat to “oligarchy and corporate greed”
Jake Johnson
If you think union wins at Amazon and Starbucks are an "aberration," you would be "sorely mistaken," Sanders says
What will COVID-19 look like in 2100? Scientists predict three possible scenarios
Nicole Karlis
Experts forecast three futures for the coronavirus
Congress just made a “choice to extend the pandemic” by cutting international COVID aid to $0
Jake Johnson
Congress approved nearly $800 billion for the military but not a cent to prevent new variants
“A poor people’s pandemic: Poorest US counties had twice as many COVID deaths as richest counties
Jake Johnson
New analysis highlights the consequences of a "systemic failure to address poverty" in the United States
Paul Gosar blames staff for his appearance at white nationalist conference for the second year
Jon Skolnik
Gosar attended the same event last year, encouraging attendees to become "a bigger force"
Anti-vax activist claims COVID-19 vaccines cause AIDS
Brandon Gage
Right-wing anti-vax activist Dr. Sherri Tenpenny was ridiculed for her statements
DeJoy may have violated conflict of interest law by profiting off USPS Covid tests: watchdog group
Jake Johnson
Justice Department urged to investigate after watchdog group found DeJoy owns stock in Abbott Laboratories
Joe Biden defends democracy abroad — but what about right here at home?
Chauncey DeVega
Joe Biden is floating in a tin can, far above the world: His quest is noble, but likely bound for failure
The FDA approves a second booster for those older than 50. Are they preparing for another wave?
Nicole Karlis
The authorization for another booster arrives just as BA.2 becomes the dominant strain in the U.S.
Rich countries are getting the new COVID vaccine first
Jake Johnson
"There are still a lot of unvaccinated people in poor countries and, once again, they are at the back of the line," said one expert.
Pfizer CEO pushes yearly Covid shots while experts hesitate
Arthur Allen
Assertions by pharmaceutical company executives have created pressure for scientists and politicians to take action
Truckers protesting mask orders are now experiencing Covid-like symptoms
Travis Gettys
"People's Convoy" truckers protesting Covid-19 safety measures around Washington D.C. are getting sick
Do we all need a fourth vaccine dose? Why doctors are not convinced — yet
Nicole Karlis
Vaccine-makers are seeking approval for a second booster. Some doctors don’t think the evidence is strong
The psychology of “nudging” during a global pandemic
Bryony Lau
"Nudging" has been used as a technocratic fix for difficult policy problems, but is it effective during a pandemic?
To prevent future variants, we must protect those most at risk
Michael Rose
Protecting the immunocompromised is not only a matter of health equity, it’s critical to ending the pandemic
Did you lose touch with a pre-pandemic acquaintance? You’re not alone
Nicole Karlis
Casual acquaintances disappeared from the lives of many during the pandemic — to the detriment of our happiness
Big Pharma is dead set on preventing poorer countries from making their own vaccines
Charlotte Kilpatrick
Waiving Covid vaccine patents would help poor countries fight the disease. Pharma giants won't let that happen
It’s not over, America: Spring is here — and so is the next wave of COVID
Heather Digby Parton
Republicans are pretending it's all over — and so is everybody else. Data from Europe and Asia suggest otherwise
An omicron sub-variant is spreading rapidly in the UK. The US may be next
Nicole Karlis
“I think late April is when things will start to get really worrisome,” one epidemiologist said
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