Opinion: Tested in Africa, used in America
At the recent annual International AIDS Conference, a startling presentation about the newest wonder drug…
Category: global health
Opinion: WHO pandemic threat director: Here’s what needs to happen to combat mpox
There is a pervasive myth that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries…
Q&A: The U.S. can, and should, do more on H5N1 bird flu, a top WHO official says
More work needs to be done by the agricultural sector to get to the bottom…
Opinion: What the doctors’ protests in India are missing
In early August, a doctor was raped and murdered in a Kolkata public hospital by…
Opinion: Gaza polio vaccination drive must include measles shots
We have each worked on childhood vaccination programs in both development and humanitarian emergency settings…
Opinion: To stop mpox from becoming the next pandemic, we must address global vaccine inequities
In early 2022, I cared for one of the first patients with mpox in Massachusetts….
Opinion: Controlling obesity is a noble goal. Controlling mpox is a far more urgent one
As a global health investor and public health advocate, I understand the benefit of weight…
4 takeaways from STAT’s story on the development of malaria vaccines
For the first time, the world is starting to roll out malaria vaccines to children…
Behind the malaria vaccines: A 40-year quest against one of humanity’s biggest killers
Malaria is one of our most ancient foes — and one of the wiliest. Caused…
Bird flu snapshot: Upstart manufacturers in low- and middle-income countries to start early vaccine work
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
STAT+: South Africa and J&J reach a deal to widen access to a key tuberculosis treatment
South African antitrust authorities ended an investigation into Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen subsidiary…
Q&A: Lessons from the HHS secretary who ran Bush’s bird flu response
WASHINGTON — Mike Leavitt is in the small club of government officials who’ve led an…
Can JAK inhibitors bolster checkpoint inhibitors?
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Lilly lawsuits, Novo Nordisk fires and much more
Rise and shine, everyone, another hot day is on the way. The forecast – at…
Opinion: I cried tears of loss and rage at the World Hepatitis Summit
At this year’s World Hepatitis Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, the World Hepatitis Alliance presented me…
Opinion: The Pandemic Treaty will succeed only with investment to build strong health systems
As the 77th World Health Assembly takes place this week, negotiations around the Pandemic Treaty…
Opinion: The world needs the new pandemic treaty
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, 25 heads of government issued an extraordinary call…
When should we start making H5N1 vaccine, and who will make that decision? In short, it’s complicated
If the H5N1 bird flu virus ever acquires the ability to transmit easily to and…
STAT+: To bolster global health, Wellcome Trust’s new CEO thinks Big Tech should get involved
LONDON — The key groups involved in addressing global health problems often include governments, foundations,…
Q&A with Jennifer Adair, researcher on a mission to increase global access to gene therapies
BALTIMORE — Gene and cell therapies have transformed a handful of devastating disorders in the…
Opinion: Déjà WTO: The WHO’s pandemic agreement shouldn’t water down intellectual property obligations
As countries resume final negotiations on Monday for a landmark pandemic agreement intended to help…
STAT+: Vertex offers limited access to a cystic fibrosis drug in South Africa — and may undercut a court case
After months of sustained criticism, Vertex Pharmaceuticals reached an agreement to provide a pricey cystic…
STAT+: Colombia issues a compulsory license for an HIV medicine and ‘plants a flag for global health equity’
After months of deliberation, the Colombian government has issued a compulsory license for an HIV…
Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?
The unsettling reality of H5N1 bird flu circulating in dairy cow herds in multiple parts…
USDA releases H5N1 bird flu genetic data eagerly awaited by scientists
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has been under pressure from scientists both at home…
Opinion: Public health during Sudan’s civil war: nurturing resilience amid conflict
On a Friday morning one year ago this week, my colleagues in Sudan’s Ministry of…
Covid ignited a global controversy over what is an airborne disease. The WHO just expanded its definition
In the chaotic first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic, stores faced shortages of all…
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Second-generation mosquito nets prevented 13 million malaria cases in large pilot programs
The fight against malaria is a test of human intelligence against mosquitoes — and so…
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious…
What about the company Vertex didn’t buy?
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Covid cut life expectancy by 1.6 years globally, but the leading causes of death haven’t changed since 1990
The leading causes of death haven’t changed since 1990 — with one glaring, pandemic-sized exception. …
BioNTech is having its Pfizer moment
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The latest twist in John Green’s anti-tuberculosis story: working with governments
WASHINGTON — John Green, the popular novelist and YouTube star, gave the health care world…
Opinion: No parent who has seen the children I’ve treated for measles would refuse a vaccine
Over the past year, I have watched many children die of measles. In the final…
Banning WuXi is more complicated than it might sound
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Where’s Lilly’s Alzheimer’s approval?
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Despite good data, Ironwood’s shares plummet
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More than 1 billion people have obesity, including 159 million young people, study estimates
More than 1 billion people — or one in eight people worldwide — are now…
Amid measles outbreaks, U.K. launches vaccination ad campaign to boost childhood immunizations
LONDON — Facing a growing outbreak of measles, the U.K. on Thursday unveiled an advertising…
Cholera vaccine shortage reaches worst point yet, with experts fearing deadly outbreaks
An unprecedented shortage of cholera vaccine has public health experts fearing that a recent surge…
The FDA isn’t afraid to yank a disappointing drug
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Novavax’s money is going in the wrong direction
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The need to know biotech news stories today
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Vertex still knows how to do what it does best
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‘Where you live shouldn’t determine how you get cancer’: An oncologist on global disparities
The prediction is dire: Cancer cases around the world are expected to surge 77% by…
Opinion: The Biden administration should not support a WTO petition to strip IP protections from Covid-19 treatments
The Biden administration may soon double down on one of its gravest mistakes. In 2022,…
Opinion: Which country has the best health care? That’s the wrong question
I’ve spent my career studying how different health care systems work. People love to ask…
Two genomics powerhouses team up to expand infectious disease surveillance
LONDON — Two research centers that have been at the forefront of following the evolution…
STAT+: A PBM in Africa flips the industry’s script in a bid to make people healthier
WASHINGTON — For an app that helps pharmacies in Africa manage their medicines, the term…
‘The response defies belief’: Year of inaction leaves children at risk from bad cancer drugs
A year after an investigation revealed widespread use of a substandard cancer drug, the World…