Joe Lawson

Joe Lawson is a science reporter who studied journalism at the University of Southern California with five years of experience in the news. He contributes to Fortune, The Washington Post, and The New Republic. Lawson has written for National Geographic, The Atlantic, Popular Science, and Wired.
FMC's U.S. Division Health Partners In $2.4 Billion Three Way Merger

FMC’s U.S. Division Health Partners In $2.4 Billion Three Way Merger

Medical services factions InterWell Health and Cricket Health have concured to merge their business units with Fresenius Medical Care’s U.S. unit Fresenius Health Partners so that they can expand in the care of people with kidney disease earlier in the disease process. In a statement on Monday, Dialysis Centers, the world’s largest operator of dialysis

Amid Heavy Shelling, Ukraine's Mariupol City Uses Mass Grave

Amid Heavy Shelling, Ukraine’s Mariupol City Uses Mass Grave

The bodies piling up as the Russian military has marched nine days to take Mariupol, the 430,000-person port city in southeastern Ukraine, under siege. Local authorities have been hurrying to bury the dead in mass graves. During a deep trench that ran some 25 meters (80 feet) long on the outskirts of the city, workers

Queen Hosts Trudeau In 1st In Person Engagement Since COVID-19

As part of her first in person engagement since recovering from a bout of COVID-19, Queen Elizabeth II held an audience with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday. In Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II has been staying since the outbreak of the pandemic, Trudeau met with Queen Elizabeth, who is also the Queen

Georgia DA investigating Trump asks FBI for security help

Georgia DA Investigating Trump Asks FBI For Security Help

According to the prosecutor investigating Donald Trump and others’ efforts to pressure Georgia officials, the president and others broke the law. Former President, after he railed against prosecutors investigating him, is seeking security help from the FBI after winning the Joe Biden’s presidential election. In a letter sent to the FBI office in Atlanta on

Water Cannon, Tear Gas At COVID-19 Protests In Brussels

Water Cannon, Tear Gas At COVID-19 Protests In Brussels

On Sunday, protesters marching against COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions were dispersed by water cannons and tear gas fired by police. Thousands of people protested in other European capitals on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the march, which followed similar demonstrations in other European capitals against the vaccine passports and other regulations that European

England's COVID R Number And Daily COVID Growth Rate Drop

England’s COVID R Number And Daily COVID Growth Rate Drop

According to the UK Health Security Agency, the range of reproduction “R” numbers for England’s COVID-19 virus has dropped to between 0.8 and 1.1. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has reopened the economy, which may mean that cases are shrinking. When an R number ranges between 0.8 and 1.1, the infection will be spread

Ex-Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Dies At 76

Ex-Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Dies At 76

During a breakthrough election held after a coup nearly seven years ago, former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita came to power only to be ousted by another coup just seven years later. He died at age 76. Since he was forced to resign by the military junta in August 2020, Keita, who is known as

US Navy Seizes $4 Million Worth Of Heroin In Arabian Sea

US Navy Seizes $4 Million Worth Of Heroin In Arabian Sea

A major heroin bust by the international maritime operation in the Arabian Sea saw the United States navy seize 385 kilograms of heroin (nearly 849 pounds) worth nearly $4 million. Stateless fishing vessels plying Mideast waters were intercepted by USS Tempest and USS Typhoon, according to an official statement from the international task force. On

'Significant Increase' In Protection Vs Omicron From mRNA Boosters, Study Says

‘Significant Increase’ In Protection Vs Omicron From mRNA Boosters, Study Says

A new study has shown that older people who receive the third dose of either Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine will have an increased chance of being protected against the Omicron variant. Researchers in the study examined the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines that used mRNA technology against the Delta and Omicron variants of