Carrie Arnold

Carrie Arnold is a public health journalist living in Virginia.

A jararacussu snake is seen at Butantan Institute.
Poverty

The Mathematical Solution to Snakebites

by Carrie Arnold

A Duke University team develops a math model to better distribute antivenom to the Amazonas

A man walks in a snow covered park in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 23, 2024. Bulgaria witnessed higher excess mortality rates during the pandemic, according to a new study of global life expectancy.
Aging

Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years

by Carrie Arnold

Overall life expectancy is struggling, according to a highly anticipated update to the Global Burden of Disease study

A beared pig in his enclosure at Berlin Zoo, in Berlin, Germany.
Environment

Aporkalypse Now: Bearded Pigs Face Environmental Peril

by Carrie Arnold

How African swine fever created a conservation catastrophe

A woman uses her hands to help irrigate a crop of onions in a field.
Poverty

The Mysterious Kidney Illness Rising Among Sri Lankan Farmers

by Carrie Arnold

Are pesticides in drinking water to blame for kidney disease among young farmers?