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Researchers who have no financial entanglements with companies are a rare breed. Given that, asks Meredith Wadman, is the push to police conflicts of interest realistic?
Long before climate change was a hot-button topic, Paul Epstein was arguing that warmer temperatures can widen the spread of infectious diseases, disrupt ecosystems and topple economies.
The most infamous pesticide in history is also the most effective weapon against malaria. Ready or not, DDT is on its way back to Africa. Apoorva Mandavilli reports.
Armed with facts and a flair for the dramatic, Amir Attaran is a master at bringing global health agencies to task—even when his views make enemies out of friends.