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Covid is as high now as during the winter surge. KFF Health News tips on what to do then are the same as now. eg It's still worth testing so you can get Paxlovid if needed, protect loved ones & know whether you can expect antibody protection in a few wks. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/c…

Around 48 million Americans—one in seven—get sick from foodborne illnesses each year. Here are the most common causes, and how to avoid them. By Kate Graham-Shaw for Scientific American: scientificamerican.com/article/common…

"We lack the necessary tools and capacities...to quickly detect, track and contain the mpox outbreak." Paul Adepoju, PhD talked to Aggrey Aluso Pandemic Action Network about the mpox global health emergency and response so far, for Scientific American: scientificamerican.com/article/the-wh…

Excited to share a thing Lauren J. Young and I have been working on for a while—a podcast miniseries about caring for an older loved one. Special thx to Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Maddie Goldberg & the whole Scientific American multimedia team. First episode here: scientificamerican.com/podcast/episod…

Tomorrow at 10:15 am EST, NASA flight engineer Matthew Dominick is coming to us live from the International Space Station for an interview with Science Quickly host Rachel Feltman. Watch at the link: bit.ly/3ThtWZM

I wrote about how gender-affirming hormone therapy changes the immune systems of trans men to be more like those of cis men. The small study offers insights into how men and women's immune systems are optimized for different purposes. Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/how-te…

Check out the second installment in our two-part caregiving podcast series, led by my talented colleague Lauren J. Young! Thanks to the whole MM team and all the families that spoke with us.

The first person to receive a whole eye and partial face transplant still lacks vision in the transplanted eye, but is recovering well. I caught up with him and his wife recently to talk about what his life has been like the past year+: scientificamerican.com/article/the-fi… Scientific American

Project 2025 would jeopardize federal scientists’ independence and undermine their influence trib.al/JtPRJkJ

More than 20 years after 9/11, survivors and first responders continue to experience lingering health problems. Tara Haelle #ReadBannedBooks wrote this excellent story for us in 2021 about the higher rates of cancer and other issues seen in those populations: scientificamerican.com/article/health… Scientific American

Caregivers, parents, National Association of Science Writers (NASW) has a virtual meetup for you. 10/9, 1PM ET. Join me, Esther Wei-Yun Landhuis, Sarah Derouin, and Scientific American's Lauren J. Young Tanya Lewis for off-the-record convos and camaraderie. nasw.org/events/nasw-sc…

NEW: Stunning data shows how important it is for pregnant mothers to be vaccinated agst covid MMWR Nearly 90% of infants <6mo hospitalized for covid had moms who weren't vaccinated. Infants are as vulnerable to covid as 65-74yo. One in 5 hospitalized for covid are in ICU.

Here's what we know about the Missouri health care worker who had respiratory symptoms after contact with a hospitalized person with bird flu, and what experts say we still desperately need to find out to avert a wider outbreak in humans: scientificamerican.com/article/second…

What science fiction do science lovers read? Who is our resident Asimov head? What’s Scientific American’s most voted for favorite science fiction book? Check out our list of 30 sci-fi books our staff love and would love to share: scientificamerican.com/article/scienc…

Since I published my story yesterday about a health care worker exposed to the H5N1 patient in Missouri yesterday, four more workers were found to have had respiratory symptoms. Not confirmed bird flu but serology tests are being done. scientificamerican.com/article/second…

Here is what a 15 foot hurricane storm surge looks like folks.

CDPH reports new possible human cases of bird flu among Central Valley individuals. All cases had contact with infected dairy cattle and experienced mild symptoms. There is no known human-to-human spread & risk to the public remains low. More info: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/P… 1/4