Ecosystems play a potentially important role in sustainably reducing the risk of disaster events worldwide. Yet, to date, there are few comprehensive studies that summarize the state of knowledge of ...

While serving as the U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), our team helped finalize the infrastructure work post-Katrina and the recovery ...

Alzheimer’s disease is increasing in prevalence disproportionately to longevity, placing enormous burden on individuals, families, healthcare systems and the economy. Pathological brain changes may ...

Value-based payment programs adjust payments to providers based on spending, quality, or health outcomes. Concern that these programs penalize providers disproportionately serving vulnerable patients ...

On February 4, 2026, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last legally binding arms control agreement on strategic nuclear warheads, will expire, ushering in a theoretically ...

In an environment where the cost of inaction eclipses the cost of innovation, evaluating the ROI of risk reduction technology is a critical skill for enterprise leaders. Although enterprise risk is ...

Chemoprevention has emerged as a promising strategy to reduce cancer incidence by using pharmacologic agents that interrupt the carcinogenesis process. This review discusses emerging insights and ...

Referring to a “peer reviewed study” published in medical journal The Lancet, users on social media have erroneously claimed that the reported efficacy rates for the available COVID-19 vaccines are ...

WASHINGTON — By now we've all heard that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95%, Moderna of 94%, and Johnson & Johnson about 66%; what you may not have known is that rate's technical ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...