I’ve been thinking a lot, recently, about the tension between demanding “individual rights” – in the sense of deciding whether or not to wear a mask...
In late October, I received an email from a member of the California Department of Public Health. I called the number in the email and a...
The latest results from the phase 3 COVID-19 vaccines trials have been very positive. These have shown that vaccinating people with the gene for SARS-CoV-2 spike...
The Trump administration wants to require the Department of Health and Human Services to review most of its regulations by 2023 — and automatically void those...
Oregon became the first state in the United States to decriminalize the possession of all drugs on Nov. 3, 2020. Measure 110, a ballot initiative funded...
On Dec. 14, the members of the Electoral College will meet in state capitols across the country and cast their ballots for president and vice president....
The Paris Agreement on climate change, signed on Dec. 12, 2015, by almost 200 states, was hailed as the turning point to keep global warming in...
ANKARA – As wealthier countries have bought enough coronavirus vaccine doses to immunize their citizens three times over, poorer countries will face being unable to get vaccinated...
COVID-19 vaccines are on the horizon. Lately, it seems like each week brings news of another clinical trial demonstrating vaccine efficacy. But if supplies are initially...
LONDON – Nine out of 10 people in poor countries are on track to miss out on getting a coronavirus vaccine next year, warned a leading aid...