The Algorithmic Amplification of Neglect A child lies hospitalized in West Texas, a victim not just of a resurgent measles virus, but of an algorithmic flaw. The recent postmortem in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Read More
The Cost of Outsourcing Health Responsibility A Kenyan court’s swift decision to block the Trump administration’s plan to offload Ebola-exposed American citizens onto its soil exposes more than just a diplomatic spat. It Read More
The Illusion of Isolation in a Connected World The Trump administration’s decision to escalate its travel ban, now encompassing even lawful permanent residents who have traveled through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Read More
The Lag Between Outbreak and Outcry Another Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) declaration landed this week, this time for an escalating Ebola outbreak originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The World Read More
The Chasm in Genomic Surveillance An Ebola outbreak, now ranked among the tenth largest in recorded history, is currently unfolding across the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern Ituri province and has already crossed into Read More
When ‘Reliable’ Diagnostics Prove Anything But A single revised data point from the World Health Organization doesn’t usually make headlines in the tech world. Yet, the WHO’s recent announcement — that a US hantavirus Read More