Gerard Nadal

Jan 13, 2025 | post-gazette.com | Gerard Nadal |Jesselyn Cook

The recent surge in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough — five times the number of infections last year as the year before — should serve as a warning that we need to do more to instill confidence in and improve access to routine vaccination against the respiratory illness. Babies can wind up hospitalized or even die from the bacterial infection. One reason the latest outbreak is so concerning is that pertussis is extremely contagious.

Jan 2, 2025 | post-gazette.com | Clifford Bob |Gerard Nadal |Lisa M. Jarvis

Last month, a bungled health warning over black plastic spatulas didn’t help faltering trust in science. First, researchers warned us to throw away the ubiquitous utensils because the recycling process might have incorporated toxic contaminants beyond the Environmental Protection Agency’s safety limits. Then someone pointed out the researchers had made a big math error. The black plastic warning turned out to have been based on incorrect information.

Dec 15, 2024 | post-gazette.com | Gerard Nadal

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