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Opinion: America’s broken PPE supply chain must be fixed now
Almost everyone knows by now that the U.S. was ill-prepared to combat Covid-19. But few…
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Opinion: If vaccine apartheid exists, vaccine billionaires shouldn’t
To understand why billionaires are a sign of moral and economic failure, look no further…
FDA accuses company of distributing unapproved Covid test and using falsified data
The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall Thursday of a coronavirus rapid antigen test,…
FDA accuses company of distributing unapproved Covid test and using falsified data
The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall Thursday of a coronavirus rapid antigen test,…
U.S. health officials report higher-than-expected heart inflammation cases following Covid-19 vaccination
Federal health officials said Thursday they’re seeing rare but higher-than-expected cases of a heart issue…
More transmissible, wilier variant makes Covid-19 vaccinations even more crucial, experts say
It’s getting even riskier to remain unvaccinated. The United States, as a whole, is still…
As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long Covid, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk
At 14 years old, Kate Dardis knows what pain feels like and how to work…
Opinion: Listen: Healing the healers: An advocate and a psychiatrist on clinicians’ mental health and burnout
This week on the “First Opinion Podcast,” I’m joined by Corey Feist and Wendy Dean…
Opinion: With Covid-19, as with HIV, science and partnerships with communities lead the way
Like so many of her generation, Josephine Nabukenya wasn’t aware of her HIV status during…
Heart reaction probed as possible rare Covid-19 vaccine link in teens
Health authorities are trying to determine whether heart inflammation that can occur along with many…
STAT+: EU pushes rival plan to Covid-19 vaccine IP waiver, but some deride it as ‘meaningless’
Amid intense debate over equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, the European Union is offering a…
Opinion: Listen: A nurse and a physician on harnessing the full potential of nurses
This week on the “First Opinion Podcast,” I’m joined by two members of the National…
A pandemic upside: The flu virus became less diverse, simplifying the task of making flu shots
In the eight years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the subtypes of…
‘A perilous point’: Global agencies call for $50 billion investment to combat Covid-19
In a plea to halt the Covid-19 pandemic, four global agencies are calling for investments…
Opinion: Even fully vaccinated, people with organ transplants aren’t fully protected until more Americans get their shots
“When can we go back to Starbucks?” My brother, Anmol, asks me that question every…
The name game for coronavirus variants just got a little easier
Do you have trouble keeping the names Covid-19 variants straight, and struggle to distinguish B.1.1.7…
Grilling Scott Gottlieb on burgers, drugs, and a post-pandemic summer
Memorial Day weekend is around the corner, which means summer is finally here. Ahead of…
Opinion: STAT+: SARS-CoV-2 brought the world to its knees. Its digital twin is helping bring us back
“Bad news wrapped up in protein.” That’s how the late Nobel Laureate Sir Peter Medawar…
STAT+: Boxed in: How a single Pfizer decision disrupted the Covid vaccine rollout while boosting profits
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines arrive in an insulated box, tightly packed with dry ice, roughly double…
Listen: Scott Gottlieb on Covid and grilling, plus how Zolgensma has changed SMA
What does “one-and-done” treatment actually mean? Do we really need a permanent FDA commissioner? And…
Opinion: The CDC’s latest blunder is about trust, not masks
The announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that fully vaccinated people…
As Covid dissipates in the U.S., cold and flu viruses may return with a vengeance
A curious thing happened during the Covid-19 pandemic: With masks, social distancing, and Purell galore,…
Opinion: Is the Sputnik V vaccine too good to be true? Without the data, it’s hard to know
Sputnik V, the Covid-19 developed by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Research Institute, was the early rising…
Opinion: Listen: Danielle Ofri on Covid surges and her postmortem folder
This week on the “First Opinion Podcast” I’m joined by Danielle Ofri, a physician, writer-editor,…
A new tool tracks health disparities in the U.S. — and highlights major data gaps
Over and over, the pandemic has reinforced the reality of racial disparities in the U.S….
Opinion: In ‘vaccine apartheid,’ Nepal is ground zero. It needs U.S. help
The world has reached the era of Covid-19 “vaccine apartheid.” That was the warning this…
Shuttered hospitals, soaring Covid-19 deaths: Rural Black communities lose a lifeline in the century’s worst health crisis
DAWSON, Ga. — In every corner of Latasha Taylor’s home are plants she knows nothing…
Moderna says its Covid-19 shot works in kids as young as 12
Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step…
Opinion: Congress needs to pass the Dr. Lorna Breen act to support U.S. health care workers
Some people are vaguely aware of the story of Dr. Lorna Breen. Among physicians and…
He’s a Stanford professor and a Nobel laureate. Critics say he was dangerously misleading on Covid
One day last August, as they struggled to figure out whether to lift Covid-19 restrictions,…
STAT+: Mass. governor’s role in Covid-19 tragedy at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
This story first appeared in STAT’s sister publication, the Boston Globe. It was reported by…
Listen: Biotech meme stocks, the lessons of Spanish Flu, & becoming a pandemic celebrity
How do pandemics end? Who gets to be a TV media expert? And where does…
Opinion: Beyond a symbolic gesture: What’s needed to turn the IP waiver into Covid-19 vaccines
The Biden administration’s announcement to support an intellectual property (IP) waiver for Covid-19 vaccines was…
How the Covid pandemic ends: Scientists look to the past to see the future
We’re approaching the year-and-a-half mark of the globe’s collective experience with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: What statistics mean for the Covid-19 vaccines
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Opinion: Luck is not a strategy: The world needs to start preparing now for the next pandemic
As countries grapple with the worst global pandemic in a century, it’s hard to think…
How Ashish Jha became network TV’s everyman expert on Covid
Chances are you’ve seen Ashish Jha during the pandemic, though you had never heard of…
CDC veteran Anne Schuchat to resign in second high-level departure from agency
The principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anne Schuchat, is…
Sanofi, GSK announce positive early results for their Covid-19 vaccine candidate
Sanofi and GSK announced positive results on Monday from a Phase 2 clinical trial of…
Opinion: My Covid scars need time to heal. Going maskless and getting back to ‘normal’ will take me a while
I am a physician. A scientist. A researcher. I understand the inner workings and rationale…
Mask mandates might be going away, but don’t ditch yours just yet, scientists caution
Fully vaccinated people are exhaling this weekend, ditching masks and easing up on social distancing,…
Opinion: What do we do with the masks now? Be grateful for them — and for science
When word came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that fully vaccinated Americans…
5 pressing questions about the New York Yankees’ breakthrough Covid-19 infections
Eight members of the New York Yankees organization who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 tested…
Opinion: Setting the record straight: There is no ‘Covid heart’
After a year of frightening headlines, widespread concern, and countless retweets that the virus that…
‘It’s not over yet’: Uncertain protection from Covid vaccines leaves cancer patients in limbo
After 14 long months of near-isolation, Michele Nadeem-Baker was ready for her Covid-19 vaccination. Diagnosed…
Listen: Lessons from a botched pandemic response, CDC sluggishness, & the future of health tech
Can we prevent the next Covid-19? Has the CDC become too cautious? And how many…
CDC backtracks, saying fully vaccinated people can go maskless indoors
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said people fully vaccinated…
Vaccines seem to work well against coronavirus variants. It’s also complicated
The question about how Covid-19 vaccines stand up to coronavirus variants often gets distilled to:…
CDC advisory group gives green light to Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for adolescents
An expert panel on Wednesday recommended that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine be offered to adolescents between…
Opinion: Listen: A veteran health reporter on the brutality of India’s Covid-19 crisis
In this episode of the “First Opinion Podcast,” reporter and editor Kalpana Jain details how…