How do we know when to stop social distancing and reopen the world? It's complicated, but there are four major goalposts we should meet before we start getting back to normal.
Aaron's back answering your submitted questions about things related to the COVID-19. If you'd like to submit a question for a future episode you can do so at healthcaretriage.info
We're answering 40 more coronavirus and COViD19 questions from viewers! You can go to the timecode below to see an answer to a specific question. Stay safe! Wash your hands! 1:47 - Please explain t...
Our message on coronavirus so far has been, "don't panic." For the vast majority of individuals, coronavirus is not an existential threat. However, the rapid rate of the virus's spread has the pote...
The spread of the new Coronavirus has continued, with a number of cases showing up in countries like Iran, Italy, and South Korea. Coronavirus information is changing by the minute, so we’re back w...
Aaron Carroll and Tiffany Doherty address viewer questions about tobacco research, vitamin D, Coronavirus, breast milk production, and whether sports drinks help with a fever!
A press release on a recently published scientific study has been catching clicks with the headline “low-calorie sweeteners do not mean low risk for infants, new research shows the impact ‘diet’ in...
Last week, we talked about why it's good for students' health to push school start times back to later in the morning. There's also an economic argument for it. Today, Aaron talks about how startin...
Childhood obesity is a rapidly growing problem in the United States, and one of our best tools for treating obesity in adults is bariatric surgery. So should this procedure become common in kids as...
A lot of people worry about whether or not they get enough sleep. While there's no single answer to how much sleep a given individual needs, one thing we're pretty sure about is that younger people...