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Why Ebola Scares Us More Than Everyday Killers

Why Ebola Scares Us More Than Everyday Killers

Fear can help us mobilize action if leaders guide it well.

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Why the Hantavirus Outbreak Feels Different

Public health’s hardest job is explaining what we don’t know.

12.05.2026 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d

How Parents Can Assess the Health and Safety of Child Care

Questions every parent should ask about safety, staffing, and the environment

07.04.2026 50

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Jay K. Varma M.d

How Infectious Diseases Shape How We Age

29.12.2025 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Can Breathwork Help You Stay Healthy in Winter Virus Season?

16.12.2025 70

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Trouble Eating Red Meat? You Might Have a Tick-Borne Allergy

16.09.2025 60

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Jay K. Varma M.d

How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Spreads Doubt and Mistrust

02.09.2025 40

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Jay K. Varma M.d

How Flu Shots Prevent Heart Attacks

19.08.2025 80

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Time for Botox? What You Don’t Know Could Paralyze You

04.08.2025 40

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Floodwater Safety: 6 Steps to Avoid Getting Sick

22.07.2025 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Could This Shot Prevent HIV?

08.07.2025 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Is Kissing Spreading Gonorrhea?

25.06.2025 60

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Jay K. Varma M.d

‘Cat Ladies’ and Declining Birth Rates: Is There a Link?

11.06.2025 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d

How to Talk to a Germ Denier

03.06.2025 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d

8 Signs You Are Talking to a Germ Denier

29.05.2025 50

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Jay K. Varma M.d

The New Denial of Germ Theory Threatens Public Health

20.05.2025 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d

One Reason I Got the Shingles Vaccine—And Why You Should, Too

12.05.2025 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Clean Indoor Air Improves Health—What You Need to Know

06.05.2025 40

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Why Are So Many Disease Outbreaks Happening Right Now?

22.04.2025 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d

STI Outbreak in Alaska

16.04.2025 60

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Who Decides What Was “Too Much” in the COVID-19 Response?

08.04.2025 40

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Should Babies Get the Measles Vaccine Before Age 1?

02.04.2025 70

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Why NIH Must Not Abandon Brain Fog Research

25.03.2025 30

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Jay K. Varma M.d