A parent herself, Dr. Prunicki has recently been looking at the Air Quality Index, or A.Q.I., before she leaves the house. Its a color-coded scale, with six steps from green (good) to purple (hazardous), that the federal government uses to communicate the overall severity of air pollution, including the levels…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The US has had nearly seven million confirmed Covid-19 cases US health officials have rowed back on controversial advice issued last month that said people without Covid-19 symptoms should not get tested. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says anyone in close contact…

For instance, after Mr. Caputo forwarded the critique of Dr. Schuchat to Dr. Redfield, C.D.C. officials became concerned when a member of the health departments White House liaison office Catherine Granito called the agency to ask questions about Dr. Schuchats biography, leaving the impression that some in Washington could have…

(CNN)Eleven Northeastern University students who were dismissed from the university’s study abroad program for violating the school’s public health protocols will each get $27,760 of their fall semester expenses credited to their spring semester at the university. The university previously announced it wouldn’t give any of the money back and…

(CNN)Not only are Michigan health officials dealing with the coronavirus, but they’re also trying to contain the spread of a rare mosquito-borne disease. Authorities are urging people to stay indoors after dark and protect themselves from mosquito bites after a resident in Barry County was suspected of having Eastern Equine…

Tools for managing complex prediction modeling The data that models rely upon may be imperfect due a range of factors, including a lack of widespread testing or inconsistent reporting. Thats why COVID-19 models need to account for uncertainty in order for their predictions to be reliable and useful. To help…

Mr. Trumps pronouncements on health care have tended to adhere to a pattern: first a superlative (great, terrific, fantastic) followed by a vague deadline. To say they are light on details would be an understatement. Theres a great plan, and this will be great health care, he declared four months…

Mr. Caputo, in his Facebook video, also said his mental health was failing, he was under siege by the media and he might end up being killed because of his government role. He defended Dr. Alexander as a genius, saying the public criticism of his aides actions had only served…

“Ive never said this to anybody,” a bisexual person who requested anonymity confessed in my Twitter DMs. “Im so sorry if it sounds like a drama.”  It didn’t sound like a drama at all not to me, at least. This person, who reached out to me after a call-out I…

But some of the most intense exchanges centered on the pandemic that has now killed close to twice as many Americans as the wars in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan combined, shuttered many businesses, put millions out of work, kept tens of millions of school children home this fall and…