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Steven Hoffman

Steven Hoffman

    Latest articles by Steven Hoffman

    Science
    There’s a superbug outbreak in California. But it’s really a global problemThere’s a superbug outbreak in California. But it’s really a global problem
    Science

    3 steps to fixing the crisis in antibiotic resistance.

    By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman
    Science
    Inside the international effort to fund government programs that actually workInside the international effort to fund government programs that actually work
    Science

    We spoke to civil servants in the UK, the US and Canada to figure out why — or why not — national governments were using science to inform their decision making.

    By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman
    Science
    The one chart you need to understand any health studyThe one chart you need to understand any health study
    Science

    Today’s study is just the latest word and must be interpreted in context of others.

    By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman
    Science
    5 health challenges the world will face in 20155 health challenges the world will face in 2015
    Science

    Drug-resistant infections, Ebola, and fixing a broken clinical trials system are among the big ones.

    By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman
    Health
    4 global health issues you’ve been ignoring because of Ebola4 global health issues you’ve been ignoring because of Ebola
    Health

    A virus that might be causing paralysis in kids, a mosquito-borne disease that leads to long-term joint pain, and other health horrors we’ve been ignoring.

    By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman
    Health
    Why travel bans will only make the Ebola epidemic worseWhy travel bans will only make the Ebola epidemic worse
    Health

    The argument against airport screening and travel restrictions in a time of Ebola.

    By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman
    Health
    Why we fail at stopping outbreaks like EbolaWhy we fail at stopping outbreaks like Ebola
    Health

    What we can learn from the world’s worst Ebola epidemic that we didn’t learn from the SARS and H1N1 swine flu scares.

    By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman
    Public Health
    What’s really driving the Ebola outbreakWhat’s really driving the Ebola outbreak
    Public Health

    A broken global-health innovation system is at the root of this and future outbreaks.

    By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman