Her death was the first to be attributed to the plague in Colorado in six years. Last year, a young man died of plague in New Mexico.

Over 31 millions doses of the coronavirus vaccines have been distributed in the US as of January 31, according to the CDC. Doctors Syra Madad, Komal Bajaj, and Saskia Popescu explain that despite this progress, COVID-19 prevention doesn’t stop at immunization. Immunity takes time and none of the vaccines are […]

COVID-19 and misinformation that surrounds the disease are still spreading. We bring back Syra Madad and Stephen Morse to debunk new COVID-19 myths.

Medical experts understand the challenge of finding a face mask that’s both comfortable and protective. Four doctors and one mask researcher told Business Insider the masks they recommend for situations outside of hospitals and clinics. Some recommended DIY options, while others suggested multi-layer masks that have undergone independent filtration tests. […]

Dr. Syra Madad is an infectious diseases epidemiologist and the senior director of NYC Health + Hospitals System-wide Special Pathogens Program. As businesses around the US enter various phases of reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Madad says it’s critical that employers create a flexible operating plan to adapt to evolving […]

As the weather gets cold, many Americans are considering forming “pods” or “social bubbles” – small groups that only see each other. That can keep members’ coronavirus risk relatively low, depending on their behaviour. Five infectious-disease share advice for creating a safe social bubble and highlight risks to avoid. Visit […]

Dr. Syra Madad is an infectious diseases epidemiologist in NYC. She’s senior director of NYC Health + Hospitals System-wide Special Pathogens Program and fellow for the Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs. The COVID-19 epidemic is making a turn for the worse in the US – […]

Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH, is an infectious diseases doctor and medical epidemiologist living in the Congress Heights area of Washington, DC. She’s participating in the Phase 3 Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine trial, which she signed up for to demonstrate her confidence in vaccine science during a time when “fear and distrust […]

Dr. Syra Madad is an infectious diseases epidemiologist in NYC. She’s senior director of NYC Health + Hospitals System-wide Special Pathogens Program and fellow for the Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs. Halloween – and other fall and winter holidays – during a pandemic will look […]

Researchers at the University of Arizona say they may have prevented a coronavirus outbreak on campus by using wastewater analysis to track down students with COVID-19. Wastewater-based epidemiology relies on measuring viral particles in sewage to assess the health of a community. The scientists hope other campuses and communities might […]

Business Insider brings back the Senior Director of NYC Health + Hospitals System-wide Special Pathogens Program and a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University to debunk 14 new common coronavirus myths. They talk about the effectiveness of masks and how they don’t cause CO2 poisoning. They also explain what it […]

If you’re planning on booking air travel during the coronavirus pandemic, you may be worried about whether travel insurance will cover a cancellation as well as how to stay physically safe while on board. Travel writer Caroline Morse Teel spoke with travel insurance expert Stan Sandberg about the best insurance […]

A tool lets you see how different researchers project the future of the US’s coronavirus outbreak. Because projections change frequently, the tool shows how models’ predictions have changed throughout the course of the outbreak. Users can search by state or get a national snapshot, and can also sort by categories […]

Scientists use a figure called R0 (pronounced R-naught) to determine how much the novel coronavirus is spreading within a population. R0 represents the average number of people who a single patient is expected to infect. When an outbreak is over, R0 will drop below 1, meaning every person will infect […]

Social-distancing measures have an exponential effect on the death toll from the coronavirus, according to medical experts. Implementing social-distancing protocols a week earlier in the US could have reduced deaths by an estimated 60% nationwide, and as much as 90% if implemented two weeks earlier, on March 2. The White […]

The novel coronavirus excels at spreading because it’s contagious when there are few or no symptoms. That’s why governments are resorting to lockdowns, travel bans, and other economy-crippling restrictions. A team of 130 volunteer researchers just rolled out a technology framework that aims to help people return to work using […]

Experts continue to study the coronavirus as the number of people it infects and kills rises each day. Scientists are increasingly certain the coronavirus came from bats but aren’t sure exactly how it hopped over to humans. Researchers also don’t yet know why the virus doesn’t cause symptoms in most […]