Experimental drugs poised for use in Ebola outbreak
International health organizations are in discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo about how and whether to deploy treatments in addition to a vaccine.
Real-world illness requires medical multitasking
To improve health care, researchers need to study diseases as they occur: in combination.
Demand cancer drugs that truly help patients
Drug regulators and trial designs should assess benefits that actually matter to people with cancer, says Ajay Aggarwal.
The Role of Genomics in Outbreak Surveillance
Several challenges need to be tackled for genomics-informed pathogen surveillance and outbreak response to become a global reality.
Sustainable Cities, Global Health, Climate Change, Digitally Transformed World, Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Peter Newman on Sustainable Earth, Part 3
Editor-in-Chief Peter Newman concludes his interview by discussing his plans for Sustainable Earth in its first year and what the journal means to him.
East Asia braces for surge in deadly tick-borne virus
Rapid rise in number of infections concerns researchers.
Air-pollution trackers seek to fill Africa’s data gap
Low-income sub-Saharan countries bear a high burden of air pollution, but are nearly unrepresented in the research on its health impacts.
Artificial Intelligence For Skin-Cancer Screening
An algorithm that can classify skin lesions from images could improve skin-cancer screening.
Drug executives should take a Hippocratic oath
The industry must earn patients’ trust that new medicines really are worth the price, says Bob More.