Robert Weinstein

Obesity and loneliness contributed to the morbidity and mortality of COVID-19, but new advances may now address these complications.

Declining vaccination rates are by far the largest factor in this increase in measles cases.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must address the reasons parents withhold measles vaccine from their children to fight the measles outbreak.

From the first snacks on Thanksgiving morning through the New Year's Eve spreads until the last leftovers of Super Bowl Sunday, gaining weight is a nagging concern for everybody during...

The changing leaves of fall mark the country's fourth autumn with COVID-19. Although most reporting is anecdotal, new variants have caused case counts to rise. The number of new cases...

Although the lion's share of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the United States is over, Americans should embrace their inner Yogi Berra, who once observed that "it ain't over till...

Since 2019 when COVID-19 emerged in China, scientists worldwide have been trying to ascertain the origin of the virus. The two major theories are a natural spillover from bats to...

An axiom in medicine is that good judgment depends on experience, and experience depends on bad judgment. Basically, one way doctors refine their care is through a learning curve resulting...

Two qualities a first-class science journalist and a first-class physician must have are patience and a skeptical nature. If a new disease appears somewhere, the journalist and the physician need...

The current COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is both good and bad. The good news is that COVID-19 deaths are at the lowest levels of the three-year pandemic. Given current...