These special measures aim at containing the spread of the infection in its most acute phase. Despite the disruption they may cause, people tend to understand them. However, as the weeks pass and the disruption continues, it becomes increasingly important not only to focus on the relative benefits of social distancing but also on the costs of su...

Newborn screening is important because affected babies do not show any problems at birth and look “normal.” By the time any symptoms appear, the baby’s development may already have been impaired. Thus, newborn screening allows the conditions to be identified early. With early detection, the conditions can be treated or managed in most cases.

There is no doubt in my mind that defibrillators should be everywhere. It’s often the case that bystanders will manually pump a patient’s heart via CPR until a specialist arrives with a defibrillator; sadly, the majority of people who fall victim to cardiac events aren’t so lucky. Ambulances take time to arrive, and the people standing by may ha...

"While MERS was caused by a coronavirus that jumped from bats to camels and then to humans, the new coronavirus seems to have originated in bats that jumped to snakes and then humans who either consumed it or otherwise came into contact with the infected animals. But this theory is still not proven, and a deep investigation on this topic is...

These special measures aim at containing the spread of the infection in its most acute phase. Despite the disruption they may cause, people tend to understand them. However, as the weeks pass and the disruption continues, it becomes increasingly important not only to focus on the relative benefits of social distancing but also on the costs of su...