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Articles in Science & Nature tagged with Health

Instead of pouring public funds into private industry—as the United States did with COVID-19 vaccines—we must build public capacity and prioritize public objectives.

Christopher Morten, Reshma Ramachandran, Amy Kapczynski

The anti-regulatory ethos of libertarian economics has dire consequences.

Angus Deaton

But awareness alone won't solve the problem. Here's what we should do.

David S. Jones

Decades of biological research haven't improved diagnosis or treatment. We should look to society, not to the brain.

Marco Ramos

Until COVID-19, tuberculosis killed more people each year than any other infectious disease. Its rising toll is increasingly fueled by mass incarceration.

Katharine S. Walter

To meet the challenge of enduring spread in the years to come, we must prioritize primary care and community health over the profit-driven status quo.

Adam Gaffney
Narrative medicine claims to champion the experience of patients—but it does so by requiring that the sick “earn” their care by telling a redemptive tale about what is wrong with them.
Brian Teare

Physicians have been fighting for health justice for decades. To succeed, we need practical models for collectively remaking our systems of care.

Wendy Johnson

Our mastery over microbes is only a few decades old. It is also far more precarious than we imagine.

Kyle Harper

Concerns about long-term side effects have helped fuel vaccine hesitancy. An immunologist explains why we can be confident in vaccine safety.

Andrew L. Croxford
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