Hidden Value
Kate O’Brien is working toward a full accounting of vaccines’ benefits.
Outsmarting an Outbreak
Drone-deployed robotic traps zero in on mosquitoes.
Appetite for Reduction
Over the last 100 years, Meatless Monday’s focus has shifted from wartime conservation to health awareness—and its impact keeps growing.
Can Texting Prevent Cholera?
Can mobile phones help stop cholera in families in Bangladesh?
The Dental Divide
Expensive dental care and lack of insurance coverage mean more seniors are compromising their oral health.
The Gates Foundation’s Challenge Initiative invests in family planning for urban sustainability.
Protector and Promoter
Inside the mind of the 11th dean of the Bloomberg School.
Finally, mixed methods—combining quantitative and qualitative research—is all the rage.
A Q&A with the new chair of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Environmental exposures can alter gene activity for anywhere from minutes to a lifetime. Some changes might even persist over generations.