Richard Epstein Cops to a 'Stupid Gaffe' in Controversial Coronavirus Essay That Caught Trump Administration Attention
But he stands by his reasoning and predicts that global deaths will peak under 50,000.
Epidemiology
Two Reasons the Worst-Case Scenarios for COVID-19 Seem Unrealistic
The mortality rate is much lower than the official numbers suggest, and adaptive behavior affects the transmission rate.
'We're All in Quarantine Now,' Says Andrew Cuomo, Who Two Days Ago Said That Was Out of the Question
New York's governor insists his edict "mandating that 100% of the workforce must stay home" is "not a shelter-in-place order."
If COVID-19 Killed 1.4% of People With Symptoms in Wuhan, the Overall Fatality Rate Is Likely to Be Much Lower Than People Feared
The big unknown is how many people are infected but aren't counted in the official numbers because their symptoms are mild or nonexistent.
Trump Suggests Anti-Malarial Drug Chloroquine Is an Effective Treatment Against COVID-19
FDA is reportedly cutting red tape to give expanded access to COVID-19 patients.
'The Fear, the Panic, Is a Bigger Problem Than the Virus,' Says New York's Governor
The "panic" Andrew Cuomo has in mind is a rational response to the threat of an economically ruinous government overreaction.
Are We Battling an Unprecedented Pandemic or Panicking at a Computer-Generated Mirage?
A close look at the new study from Imperial College which models worst-case scenarios and makes the case for social distancing.
Will Aggressive COVID-19 Control Measures Cost More Than They Are Worth?
Politicians seem to be proceeding on the dangerous assumption that cost-effectiveness does not matter.
Richard Epstein: 'More Probable Than Not…Total Number of Deaths at Under 50,000'
The worst-case scenarios projecting millions of deaths don't take into account adaptive behaviors.
An Epidemic Big Enough to Accommodate Everyone's Wish List
Politicians of both major parties are using COVID-19 to advance their pre-existing policy agendas.
The CDC's Shift From Vaping to COVID-19 Highlights the Crucial Differences Between Real and Metaphorical Epidemics
The agency's scaremongering about e-cigarettes undermined its credibility on the eve of a true public health crisis.
Coronavirus Epidemic May Be Slowed by Warm and Humid Weather
The U.S. may get a respite from COVID-19 this summer.
Americans Act To Flatten the Coronavirus Epidemic Curve
"Individual behavior will be crucial to control the spread of COVID-19."
Is a 1% Case Fatality Rate for COVID-19 Bad News or Good News?
It depends on how widely the virus spreads, which is difficult to predict.
Donald Trump Declares 'We Will Ultimately and Expeditiously Defeat This Virus'
In two weeks we will know if his public health measures are too little, too late.
COVID-19 Mortality Rate 'Ten Times Worse' Than Seasonal Flu, Says Dr. Anthony Fauci
Initial hopes that the public health consequences of the new coronavirus would be mild are fading.
How Government Red Tape Stymied Testing and Made the Coronavirus Epidemic Worse
FDA and CDC bureaucrats stopped private and academic diagnostic tests from being deployed.
Yes, There Are Private Donors—and Not Just Bill Gates—Helping Fund the Coronavirus Response
More than $725 million has been spent across the world from non-governmental organizations.
How Badly Could the Novel Coronavirus Epidemic Whack the U.S. Economy?
Looking at better and worse projections.
Trump Says the COVID-19 Death Rate Will Be 'A Fraction of 1 Percent.' Is He Right?
It's too early to tell, but there are reasons for (relative) optimism.
Did the Trump Administration Overpromise 1 Million COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests by the End of This Week?
The FDA has finally approved commercial diagnostic tests.
Big Biotech Is Hustling To Beat Coronavirus
People are panicking and sketchy information is spreading fast, but rapid vaccine and anti-viral deployment should blunt the epidemic's health and economic effects in the coming year.
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.
How Worried Should You Be About the Wuhan Coronavirus?
We will soon learn if humanity's increasing biotechnical prowess can prevent a modern pandemic.
Bayer to Waste $5.6 Billion Trying to Appease Anti-Pesticide Activists
This will fail and more pressing problems will be neglected
A New Study About Roundup and Cancer Doesn't Say What You Probably Think It Does
Is this just another example of epidemiologists torturing the data until they confess to a spurious but headline-grabbing statistical significance?
U.S. Cancer Incidence and Death Rates Fall to a 25-Year Low
Good news: The cancer death rate which stood in 1991 at 215 per 100,000 people has dropped in 2016 to 156 per 100,000 people.
Just Stop With the Climate-Change Disease Scaremongering, OK?
No, global warming will not spark a black death pandemic that kills millions
Go Ahead and Ignore Those #BreakUpWithBacon Ads
Nutrition nannies launch new cancer scaremongering campaign.
Whole Fat Dairy: It Does a Body Good*
Consuming whole fat dairy foods lowers mortality and cardiovascular risks, according to a new Lancet study.
Most Nutrition Research Is Bunk
Implausible estimates of benefits or risks associated with diet reflect almost exclusively the magnitude of nutrition researchers' cumulative biases.
New Cancer Report Tries To Scare You Out of Eating Sausage and Bacon
Nevertheless, U.S. cancer rates are stable for women and declining for men.
Public Health Nannies Want to Stop You From Boozing. Why? Because Cancer
On the other hand, drinking may also reduce cardiovascular risks and boost your income. It's also a pleasure.
City Councilman's Proposal to Deal With Opioid Overdoses: Let Them Die
A Middletown, Ohio, lawmaker wants paramedics to stop treating to overdose patients after two strikes.
'Kratom Is the Cure for the Opioid Epidemic.' Q&A With Filmmaker Chris Bell
Yet the DEA wants to ban it.
An Epidemic of Bad Epidemiology
A new book offers a potent antidote to toxic misinformation.
Eat More Peppers, Live Longer; Eat More Grilled Meat, Die Sooner
Exploring the absurdities of modern nutritional epidemiology.
Is Sugar an Addictive Poison?
Hypothesis: More sugar causes both more diabetes and more obesity
