Each week, we answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you'd like us to consider for a future post, email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the ...

Allergies can be triggered by a variety of things, including indoor and outdoor irritants, as well as foods. If you notice allergy symptoms in your child, make an appointment for them with a ...

As the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic begins to bend, health workers will need to return to what Dr. Geoff Baird calls “the bread and butter of epidemiology.” Test many people for the virus. Isolate ...

COPENHAGEN/LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - For many people worldwide, having cotton swabs thrust up their nose or down their throat to test for COVID-19 has become a routine and familiar annoyance. But two ...

Molecular testing, or molecular diagnostics, refers to a group of tests that look at the genetic material in a specimen. It can detect genetic risk factors for certain diseases or provide evidence of ...

During my medical residency, I spent a month on the obstetrics ward, learning how to deliver babies. On one occasion, I was paged to a delivery room down the hall. Inside, I saw the mother-to-be ...