The Right Drug for the Right Bug

The Right Drug for the Right Bug

Antibiotics have changed the world and helped keep us healthy. But, the use of broad spectrum drugs have had some serious consequences. Bacteria and disease expert Dr. Peg Riley has some big ideas about bacteria and how to deal with these consequences. She's also here to set the record straight about how often you should be washing your hands and just how safe vaccines are.

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Coronavirus: To Protest or Not to Protest?

Coronavirus: To Protest or Not to Protest?

In most cases, the danger of transmitting COVID-19 makes avoiding large gatherings a no-brainer. Could the social changes the protestors are demanding lead to long-term health benefits that are worth ...

5 Jun 202031min

Coronavirus: Should We Let People Get Infected?

Coronavirus: Should We Let People Get Infected?

If we want to achieve herd immunity to COVID-19, is the shortcut just to mingle without wearing masks, get a lot of us sick — and let a lot of people die?

2 Jun 202030min

Coronavirus: A Vaccine Is Coming — But How, Where, and When?

Coronavirus: A Vaccine Is Coming — But How, Where, and When?

The world is going to need billions and billions of vaccines. Who will make them, and where will they come from?

29 Mai 202031min

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing 101

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing 101

A key to staying safe from COVID-19 is contact tracing — breaking the chain of transmission from person to person. Kelly Driscoll, head of the Community Tracing Collaborative in Massachusetts, explai...

27 Mai 202022min

Coronavirus: So, What’s the Plan?

Coronavirus: So, What’s the Plan?

We are definitely not out of the woods yet with COVID-19, but communities across the world have either eased their lockdowns already or are planning to do so within the next few weeks. Michael Osterho...

22 Mai 202023min

Coronavirus: Why Does This Keep Happening?

Coronavirus: Why Does This Keep Happening?

This isn’t the first pandemic humanity has faced. From the black death to Spanish flu, from AIDS to Ebola; we’ve been here before. But historian Mark Honigsbaum, author of The Pandemic Century, says t...

19 Mai 202025min

Coronavirus: Being Comfortable with Uncertainty

Coronavirus: Being Comfortable with Uncertainty

Researchers are moving at unprecedented speed, but they’re still struggling to understand this pandemic. What does the novel coronavirus do to our bodies? Virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen answers quest...

15 Mai 202020min

Coronavirus: The Search for Antiviral Drugs

Coronavirus: The Search for Antiviral Drugs

The hunt to find antiviral drugs has pressed on as we await a vaccine. Remdesivier is the latest treatment that has been touted to help patients suffering from COVID-19. But does this and other antivi...

13 Mai 202023min

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