Trump Vows to Cut Off U.S. Funding to the World Health Organization
"We have deep concerns whether America's generosity has been put to the best use possible."
Disease
Restricting Exports Makes It Harder To Fight Coronavirus
Export restrictions only make sense if you're unable to understand the obvious consequences of that policy.
No, 5G Is Not Spreading Coronavirus. That Doesn't Even Make Sense.
These theories are dumb. Destroying 5G infrastructure is not going to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Patients and Their Families Are Being Put on Police-Enforced Lockdown
From doxxing people with the new coronavirus to making diagnosed and suspected patients wear ankle monitors, some states are taking all the wrong steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.
FDA Will Lift Restrictions on Face Mask Imports, Toppling Another Pointless Regulation
Health care workers will now be allowed to use the Chinese-certified KN95 masks, which are equivalent to the N95 masks that are in short supply.
No, Trump Does Not Have the Power to Declare a National Stay-at-Home Order
The president also cannot reopen the country whenever he pleases.
America Could Import Countless More Face Masks if Federal Regulators Would Get Out of the Way
Markets are trying to meet spiking demand for face masks, but importers are stymied by the FDA and CDC
Pandemics Don't Kill Compassion. Actually, They Bring It Out.
The coronavirus is narrowing class divisions and creating an amazing outbreak of compassion.
Yes, There Are Libertarians in Pandemics
Your coronavirus prepping would be a lot tougher in a world without free markets. Libertarians might be the only ones who recognize that.
Coronavirus: Don't Worry, Be Happily Informed
Reason's science correspondent explains who is getting infected, how to protect yourself, and why nobody should be freaking out. Yet.
Coronavirus Death Rates Controversy Heats Up
Plus: International Sex Worker Rights Day, civil asset forfeiture abuse, and more...
No, Trump Didn't Cut the CDC's Coronavirus Budget. No, People Aren't Blaming Corona Beer for the Disease.
Coronavirus misinformation is spreading faster than the disease itself.
Political Opportunists Are Using Coronavirus Fears To Push Whatever Policies They Already Wanted
No matter how bad the outbreak might turn out to be, politicians will find a way to make it worse.
Can U.S. Cities Be Forced To House Coronavirus Patients?
Plus: Supreme Court will hear Catholic foster agency case, Apple and TikTok reject Sen. Josh Hawley's testimony request, and more...
China's Coronavirus Censorship Hurts Public Health
Efforts to control the flow of information fail, but they muddle the quality of what people share in defiance of the censors.
Mosquitoes Genetically Engineered To Resist Dengue Fever
Gene drives could spread this beneficial trait through wild mosquito populations.
The Largest Single-Year Drop in U.S. Cancer Death Rate Ever Recorded
No rising cancer epidemic, reports the American Cancer Society.
Impending Defeat for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Pestilence, war, famine, and death are all on the decline.
Rand Paul Fails Parents and Kids of Every Political Persuasion by Offering Weak Support for Vaccines
Paul says benefits outweigh risks, but he unfortunately didn't leave it at that.
Anti-Vaxxers Responsible for Yet Another Outbreak of Measles
Robert Kennedy Jr. raves that vaccinations cause "ADD, ADHD, speech delay, autism, food allergy, autoimmune diseases."
Yemeni Mother Can't See Dying 2-Year-Old Because of Trump's Travel Ban, Family Says
"It's separating family-literally separating family from each other."
Just Stop With the Climate-Change Disease Scaremongering, OK?
No, global warming will not spark a black death pandemic that kills millions
Zika Hits Florida - Avoid Travel to Affected Areas Warns CDC
If only there were a technology that could reduce the numbers of these deadly mosquitoes
Americans Afraid of Genome-Editing to Cure Sick Kids: What's Wrong with You People?
Listen to my radio interview at AirTalk discussing the Luddite aspects of the new Pew poll
The Rich Are Living Longer: A Lot Longer Than the Poor
Rich men average 12 years longer; rich women average 10 years more.
Human Gene Editing Research Should Proceed, Concludes Historic Tech Summit
Anticipating the amazing innovations made possible by CRISPR
U.S. Gov Spends Billions on Diabetes Research, But Scientists Already Know the Cure
Millions of people could shake Type 2 diabetes if they just lost some weight.
Documenting Humanity's Great Escape from Abject Poverty: Angus Deaton
The Economics Nobel Laureate worries that crony capitalism will kill off economic growth
Average IQ Scores Have Risen 30 Points During the Past 100 Years
Did folks back in 1900 really have IQs averaging 70 points?
Grindr and Tinder Use Is Up: STDs Are Too
Or least they are in Rhode Island, say state health officials.
Half the Number of Kids Die Before Age Five Now Than Did In 1990
Global life expectancy up more than six years too.
FDA Regulators Ease Just a Tiny Bit Their Stranglehold on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Testing company 23andMe expresses its gratitude
Hooray for FrankenMosquitoes in the Florida Keys!
Genetically modified mosquitoes combat disease
Ebola, Smoking, and Mission Creep at the CDC
Controlling contagious diseases is just one of many items on the agency's to-do list.
Don't Freak Out About Ebola Coming to America
The disease is scary, but the risks are low.
Quarantine in Liberia
The Liberian president has closed border crossings and quarantined areas affected by the Ebola outbreak.
Addicted to Brain Scans
The debate about sex addiction reflects a larger cultural confusion.
