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…
Category: infectious disease
Chikungunya vaccine approved for select groups by CDC advisory panel
In a global first, some travelers and laboratory researchers who are at risk of contracting…
‘Brain fog’ is one of Covid-19’s most daunting symptoms. A new study measures its impact
Of all the lingering symptoms of long Covid, difficulty focusing and thinking, known as brain…
CDC advisory panel says people 65 and older should get a Covid spring booster shot
An expert panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines on Wednesday…
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…
Florida policy set amid measles outbreak alarms vaccination proponents
A Florida state policy set amid a measles outbreak in Broward County has vaccination proponents…
The U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat
NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases…
Two genomics powerhouses team up to expand infectious disease surveillance
LONDON — Two research centers that have been at the forefront of following the evolution…
New chronic Covid study offers insight into which immunocompromised patients are most at risk
You’ve heard of long Covid, a condition in which the acute infection subsides but troubling…
Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine
America is over the Covid vaccine. Frantic lineups for scarce doses when Covid vaccines first…
Rollout of a new malaria vaccine kicks off in Africa
LONDON — Starting Monday, a new, highly effective malaria vaccine will be rolled out for…
Could long Covid’s signs of immune dysregulation in the blood lead to a diagnostic test?
Long Covid has long eluded scientists looking for its cause. Not knowing what triggers its…
The WHO and drug regulators want to reformulate the flu vaccine. It’s easier said than done
Last fall, the World Health Organization and some national drug regulators urged influenza vaccine manufacturers…
We wish we’d written that: STAT staffers share their favorite stories of 2023
It’s time to take stock of the year that was in health and science: the…
3 issues to watch in global health in 2024
As we enter the fifth year of this challenging decade, life finally appears to be…
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Is the flu shot market a slam dunk for mRNA vaccines? Experts aren’t so sure
Here are two things that are true. The world needs more effective flu vaccines. And…
Opinion: STAT readers on burnt-out infectious disease doctors, 12-month prescriptions, and counting disabled Americans
STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays…
Surge of respiratory disease in China triggers anxiety, but experts see likely explanation
Reports of increased respiratory disease among children in China have put disease watchers elsewhere on…
Opinion: Physician and Rep. Raul Ruiz: The infectious disease doctor shortage threatens future pandemic preparedness
In 2009, I was practicing in the emergency department when the H1N1 pandemic emerged. Then,…
Respiratory viruses, thrown out of whack by Covid, appear to be falling back into seasonal order
In the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, something strange happened: For a year or two,…
Flu season is approaching, CDC says
Flu activity in many parts of the United States is starting to rise more rapidly,…
Report: Measles cases and deaths increase worldwide, as childhood vaccinations rates decline
A dangerous decline in the rate of children vaccinated against measles is spurring a global…
FDA grants approval for first time to a home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea
The Food and Drug Administration granted marketing approval to a home test for chlamydia and…
Study suggests Covid rebound is far more common with Paxlovid than without
A small and preliminary study published Monday seems to indicate that patients receiving the drug…
U.K. recommendation could lead to world’s first use of meningitis vaccine to curb gonorrhea
An expert panel that advises the United Kingdom on vaccine policy has recommended using a…
Congenital syphilis cases in the U.S. have skyrocketed, CDC says
The number of babies born with congenital syphilis in the United States has soared over…
New antibiotic targets gonorrhea as well as last existing treatment, study shows
An important Phase 3 trial has shown that a new drug that targets gonorrhea works…
‘We’re absolutely making it too hard’: The complexity of adult immunization delivery hinders vaccine uptake
Alison Buttenheim was floored by a sign she saw in her doctor’s office when she…
Giant sloths and woolly mammoths: Mining past creatures’ DNA for future antibiotics
PHILADELPHIA — Cesar de la Fuente believes the next breakthrough antibiotic might come from animals…
AstraZeneca, maker of FluMist, seeks to allow at-home administration of vaccine
People eligible to use the only needle-free flu vaccine available in the United States may…
CDC recommends rationing of RSV shot due to shortages
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended rationing an important monoclonal antibody product…
Maternal Covid-19 vaccination offers infants immunity for up to 6 months
The risks of severe neonatal morbidity, neonatal death, and admission to the neonatal intensive care…
To protect chickens from bird flu, researchers try to CRISPR in immunity
LONDON — In this case, it was neither the chicken nor the egg that came…
Access to new tools to combat RSV in babies likely to prove challenging
In a fall in which new tools to fight old diseases — updated Covid-19 vaccines,…
FDA expert panel endorses idea of removing a component from flu vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration’s expert vaccine advisory panel on Thursday unanimously endorsed the idea…
Opinion: How headlines about the RSV antibody injection could cloud parents’ decision-making
As theorists from Samuel Coleridge to Kenneth Burke have noted, language often does our thinking…
WHO recommends second malaria vaccine, hoping to address supply issues
Just two years after the World Health Organization’s historic recommendation of the first malaria vaccine,…
STAT+: J&J agrees not to enforce patents on a key tuberculosis drug in dozens of poor countries
In an unexpected turnabout, Johnson & Johnson announced it would not enforce any of its…
STAT+: Unitaid slams J&J over pricing and patents for a tuberculosis drug
In a highly unusual move, Unitaid has publicly criticized Johnson & Johnson over its pricing…
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WHO recommends dropping component of many flu vaccines
The World Health Organization has recommended dropping a component of many flu vaccines because the…
Rollout of Covid vaccines is bumpy, but not unexpected, experts say
The latest rollout of Covid-19 vaccines has been messy, with people facing more challenges getting…
STAT+: Northeastern among sites chosen by CDC to establish ‘National Weather Service’ for infectious disease
Northeastern University has been selected for a leading role in a new national network formed…
STAT+: After a high-profile pressure campaign, Cepheid agrees to sell a TB test at cost
Following a high-profile pressure campaign, the company that makes a crucial tuberculosis test has agreed…
STAT+: South Africa investigates Johnson & Johnson over ‘excessive pricing’ for its TB drug
South African authorities are investigating Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen subsidiary over “excessive pricing”…
Polio transmission was supposed to end by 2023. A new report explains why it won’t.
The latest goal for the end of polio transmission will almost certainly not be met,…
Novelist John Green launches attack on Cepheid over the price of its TB test
John Green, a novelist and high-profile YouTuber, is once again leveraging his star power in…
Amid another rise in cases, Covid’s new normal has set in
Among people who are still paying attention to Covid-19, there’s been a recent surge —…
Group behind ProMED fires three top moderators amid strike
The organization that runs the infectious diseases surveillance system ProMED terminated at least three of…
Vaccine experts urge more inclusivity in clinical trials
The recently approved RSV vaccines have been celebrated as key public health tools, but some…
STAT+: J&J cuts the price of its life-saving TB pill by more than half for many low and middle-income countries
Amid controversy over access to a life-saving tuberculosis pill, a new contracting effort is expected…