MEDICINE

The CDC's studies show that the risk of transmission for the coronavirus is significantly reduced when two parties are both wearing fitted and layered masks, echoing earlier recommendations from experts.

If we’re being pedantic here (and we are), ‘vaccination’ and ‘immunization’ shouldn't be used interchangeably.

When she graduated from medical school in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell earned more than an M.D.: she also earned the distinction of becoming America’s first woman doctor.

The practice of doubling up on masks has been gaining attention, but it's not new advice. An expert explains.

Seventy years ago, a polio epidemic swept through Wytheville, Virginia—and the town went on lockdown.

Doctors’ white coats became common in the late 19th century, but they’ve recently given rise to “white coat syndrome.”

The "cytokine storms" that precede severe illness in patients with COVID-19 has been poorly understood. New research has traced the risk of lung damage and organ failure to two key proteins that have the potential to be treated with drugs.

Woodrow Wilson never publicly acknowledged the 1918 influenza pandemic—not even after he caught the virus himself.

When Ann Trow Sommers first arrived in New York City in 1831, she had no idea how notorious and vilified she’d soon become. In a matter of years, she’d craft a whole new identity for herself as Madame Restell, a prominent and wealthy abortionist.

The facts on where it comes from, how it works, and whether it could happen with the novel coronavirus.

Two of Roald Dahl’s books are dedicated to his daughter, Olivia, who died from measles complications in 1962.

From ‘Hidden Figure’ Katherine Johnson to female Nobel Laureates you may not have heard of, Nina Chhita's Instagram is giving us some important history lessons.