Governors and mayors in some regions with rising COVID-19 counts have made masks mandatory in public places. But sometimes their own police refuse to enforce the mask rules.
Experiments in people have long shown that the presence of indifferent bystanders hurts the chances that someone will help a stranger in an emergency. Rats, it turns out, behave the same way.
Compared to the lockdowns and shuttered businesses in countries across the world, Sweden is an outlier. Swedish officials have advised citizens to work...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta may not be top of mind until we hear about an infectious disease outbreak or see images of...
Georgia leaders have room for improvement when it comes to preparing the state for public health emergencies, according to a report released Tuesday by...
A lot of Americans feel lonely – between one-third and half, depending on which research you consult. The holidays can be an especially difficult time...
E-cigarettes hit the market not too long ago as an aid to quit smoking. The CDC reported in 2015 that more than 9 million American adults vape regularly...
Pollution and global warming rank near the top of environmentalists' growing list of concerns. But according to the Environmental Protection Agency,...
At least one person has died and more than 100 people have fallen ill from E. coli following a recent outbreak in connection with romaine lettuce from...
At least one person has died and more than 100 people have fallen ill from E. coli following a recent outbreak in connection with romaine lettuce from...
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are using DNA technology to try and prevent future E. coli outbreaks. The method is...
