With monkeypox spreading globally, many experts believe the virus can’t be contained
It has been a mere nine weeks since the United Kingdom announced it had detected…
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Opinion: How dating apps could help stop the spread of sexually transmissible infections
Sexually transmissible infections are on the rise across the United States. But it’s not just…
NYC will use a one-dose monkeypox vaccine strategy to stretch supplies, despite FDA, CDC warnings against the move
New York City’s Health Department announced Friday it will speed up the delivery of first…
FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Novavax, a…
Citing risk from Omicron variant BA.5, White House urges Americans to get Covid-19 boosters
The Biden administration on Tuesday urged the public to strengthen their protections against Covid-19, noting…
Opinion: Community-level risk: an ‘uninformative’ guide for Covid-19 prevention
For the first time since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introduced its three-level…
Estimates of long Covid are startlingly high. Here’s how to understand them
Think about the adults you know: Does 1 out of every 5 have long Covid,…
In Boston homes, potentially harmful compounds are leaking from stovetops
Natural gas — just by nature of being the most common residential energy source in…
WHO: Monkeypox outbreak not yet a global public health emergency
The World Health Organization on Saturday declined to declare the unprecedented monkeypox outbreak that has…
Listen: Juul’s doomsday, Merck’s buyout plans, & the next Theranos verdict
Just how powerful is the FDA? Is Merck about to spend $40 billion? And what’s…
FDA orders Juul e-cigarettes off the market in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has ordered all vaping products made by the…
To protect people with addiction from discrimination, the Justice Dept. turns to a long-overlooked tool: the ADA
It was at Massachusetts General Hospital that Bryan found the care he needed for his…
Opinion: The U.S. needs to revitalize research on the health effects of low-dose radiation
People are exposed to low-dose radiation in many ways: having a CT scan, working as…
Opinion: Medical schools need to be part of the solution to preventing gun violence
Like so many Americans, we watched in horror the news reports about the mass shootings…
Life expectancy for Native Americans has stagnated — even long before Covid
Native American and Alaska Native populations were the only Americans to see no increase whatsoever…
Newest Omicron Covid-19 lineages gaining ground in United States
We’re still in the Age of Omicron, but the face of it keeps changing. The…
WHO to convene emergency committee on monkeypox spread
The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that it will convene a meeting of outside experts…
‘Discriminatory and stigmatizing’: Scientists push to rename monkeypox viruses
A group of scientists from Africa and elsewhere are urging the scientific community and world…
Opinion: Wastewater monitoring: how to strengthen and sustain an important public health tool
Wastewater monitoring has gained visibility and credibility as an effective pandemic management tool. Yet despite…
How much medicine does the U.S. actually have to fight monkeypox?
WASHINGTON — As the world grapples with a monkeypox outbreak, the Biden administration has been quick…
Homeless and incarcerated people in Minnesota struggled to access Covid vaccines
Homeless and incarcerated people had significantly lower Covid vaccination rates than others in Minnesota, according…
How the hard lessons of the AIDS crisis are shaping the response to the monkeypox outbreak
As officials, researchers and activists scramble to control an emerging monkeypox outbreak, many are doing…
Opinion: A growing gap in premature deaths along party lines underscores the collision of politics and public health
In an ideal world, public health would be independent of politics. Yet recent events in…
What the surprising mutations in the monkeypox virus could indicate about the new outbreak
When scientists investigate the spread of an infectious disease, one area they look at is…
‘Nobody wants to mess this up’: A WHO official weighs in on the challenges of responding to monkeypox
The expanding monkeypox outbreak is posing enormous communications challenges for public health authorities keen to…
Opinion: Preparing for the next pandemic: Time to follow a social business model for patent-free global medicine production
The World Health Assembly, which is meeting in Geneva for the first time since the…
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On the lookout for monkeypox, CDC considers expanding test capacity
With the United States on the lookout for more monkeypox cases, federal health officials this…
Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways
For nearly two years, as the Covid pandemic disrupted life around the globe, other infectious…
Watch: As an outbreak grows, what is monkeypox and how does it spread?
The world is experiencing a monkeypox outbreak, with cases seen in a number of countries…
EU health agency warns monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if outbreak continues
There is a risk that monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if the current outbreak…
U.S. reports 180 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children, as researchers investigate potential causes
U.S. health officials said Friday they were investigating 180 reported cases of unusual hepatitis in…
17 suspected monkeypox cases seen in Montreal, as European tally increases
Health officials in Montreal on Thursday said they were investigating 17 suspected cases of monkeypox,…
FDA clears Covid booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a Covid-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping…
Opinion: Russian aggression underscores the U.S.’s need for greater investment in medical countermeasures
The U.S. government has warned that Russia could use chemical weapons against Ukraine. Russia’s president,…
What happens when the government stops buying Covid-19 vaccines?
WASHINGTON — The federal government has distributed Covid-19 vaccines and treatments for free so far,…
What the current spike in Covid-19 cases could say about the coronavirus’s future
As the Omicron wave subsided in the United States earlier this year, many experts anticipated…
Dr. Oz peddles medical misinformation — but his political rise could still have a silver lining for sound science
WASHINGTON — In his run for the U.S. Senate, Dr. Oz repeatedly reminds audiences that,…
Watch: A STAT reporter’s race to keep up with Covid-19
The ticker tape of the infectious disease world, ProMED, posts a steady stream of reports…
Opinion: Building scientific talent in the Global South can help prevent future public health crises
There’s a clamor around the world to return to the pre-pandemic “normal.” In reality, though,…
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Opinion: Building scientific talent in the Global South can help prevent future public health crises
There’s a clamor around the world to return to the pre-pandemic “normal.” In reality, though,…
White House documents detail a looming squeeze on Covid-19 boosters
WASHINGTON — The White House could run out of Covid-19 vaccines if it moves forward…
With usual suspects ruled out, disease detectives try to crack mystery of viral hepatitis cases in kids
When medical professionals think they’re seeing something new, or an unusual spike in cases of…
CDC reports first human H5 bird flu infection in U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday that a person in Colorado…
How climate change could drive animal movements — and threaten more viral spillovers
Climate change will force animals to migrate, and in turn, some species — and the…
Global coalition seeks $4.8 billion for polio eradication initiative
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative said Tuesday that it is seeking $4.8 billion to fund…
Opinion: Expedited partner therapy is an effective way to treat sexually transmitted infections. Why aren’t doctors using it?
As emergency medicine and infectious disease physicians, we often see patients with chlamydia, gonorrhea, and…
Opinion: In mask mandate case, judge ruled on wordplay, not public health
When a Tampa-based federal judge voided the nationwide mandate on wearing masks in transportation venues…
Omicron splinters into fast-spreading lineages, highlighting coronavirus’s evolution
Scientists around the world are discovering and tracking newer forms of the Omicron coronavirus variant,…
A rabid anteater was moved from one zoo to another, leading to rabies treatment for 13 people
The transport of an anteater from one zoo to another may have exposed more than…
Driven by fentanyl, rates of fatal teen overdoses doubled in 2020
After staying flat for a decade, the overdose death rate among U.S. adolescents nearly doubled…