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RFK Jr.’s presidential ambitions may have fallen short, but his anti-vax beliefs are winning in many statehouses

By Matt Field | Special Topics

The WHO headquarters.

Public health agencies are using AI chatbots to ease workloads. Is it a good idea?

By Kimberly Ma | Biosecurity

A mural in Ukraine.

Conducting public health workshops in Ukraine—under threat of missile attack

By Filippa Lentzos | Biosecurity

The CDC.

Public health position available: Low pay. Promise of burnout and harassment. Master’s preferred.

By Kimberly Ma | Biosecurity

A memorial to COVID-19 victims.

Who will vaccinate people during the next pandemic? The US public health sector is falling behind

By Kimberly Ma | Biosecurity

artist's rendition of polio

Polio is back. Here’s what to do about it.

By Kathleen E. Bachynski | Opinion, Science Denial

Extraterrestial Highway. Credit: Rachel. Accessed via Pixabay. Pixabay License. Free for commercial use.

Survey: Americans love conspiracy theories, and that’s dangerous for everyone

By Matthew A. Baum, Katherine Ognyanova | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

The layered, Swiss cheese model for mitigating online misinformation

By Leticia Bode, Emily Vraga | Disruptive Technologies

A scientist test for COVID-19.

Memo to the president: Reimagining public health preparedness and response

By Daniel M. Gerstein | Disruptive Technologies

Nuclear war, public health, the COVID-19 epidemic: Lessons for prevention, preparation, mitigation, and education

By Andrew Futter, Samuel I. Watson, Peter J. Chilton, Richard J. Lilford | Biosecurity, Nuclear Weapons

A contact tracer conducts an interview.

Can a smartphone app help us turn the coronavirus corner and go outside again?

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

Vladimir Putin at the Almazov National Medical Research Centre in St. Petersburg, 2017.

Coronavirus in Russia: How Putin’s disinformation efforts could backfire at home

By Judy Twigg | Biosecurity