Opinion: The ‘successful failures’ of Apollo 13 and Covid-19 vaccination
Doomed from the start. That phrase neatly describes the Apollo 13 mission, which launched this…
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Biden administration ramps up long Covid research efforts following criticism
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday announced plans to ramp up research into long…
‘All the shrapnel that’s in my back’: Defiant Robert Redfield blasts former CDC directors for criticism during Covid-19
A defiant Robert Redfield teed off on other former directors of the Centers for Disease…
Opinion: Narrowing the vaccine gap as boosters begin for people over 50
The Food and Drug Administration this week authorized a second booster for individuals 50 and…
Senate nears $10 billion deal to buy Covid vaccines, therapeutics
WASHINGTON — Top Senate negotiators are working to reach a deal to provide the Biden…
U.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized second Covid-19 boosters for people 50 years…
Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over for Black Americans, report warns
A searing report released Tuesday by the Black Coalition Against COVID details the immense toll…
‘A slow-moving glacier’: NIH’s sluggish and often opaque efforts to study long Covid draw patient, expert ire
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health is fumbling its first efforts to study long…
Officials limit an antibody therapy, saying it’s ineffective against BA.2 variant of Omicron
U.S. health officials on Friday stopped the further deployment of the Covid-19 treatment sotrovimab to…
Opinion: How we got herd immunity wrong
Herd immunity was always our greatest asset for protecting vulnerable people, but public health failed…
‘I fear the long-term effects’: Before his death, a nurse warned of the pandemic’s toll on health care workers
In early 2020, Michael Odell sensed that Covid-19 would hit hard. A young intensive care…
The new White House Covid coordinator is great on TV. Is that what America’s pandemic response needs now?
WASHINGTON — When it comes to discussing the White House’s pandemic response on TV, there’s…
Malawi, neighbors to begin mass vaccination campaigns against polio
The East African nation of Malawi on Monday will launch a mass vaccination campaign against…
‘Is it worth it?’: New report lays bare harassment of public health officials during the pandemic
There’s a mountain of evidence showing the devastating toll of the pandemic on health workers….
Ashish Jha to replace Jeff Zients as White House Covid response coordinator
WASHINGTON — President Biden is replacing Covid response coordinator Jeff Zients with Ashish Jha, the…
With infections spiking in Europe and a variant on the rise, experts warn the U.S. could face a Covid resurgence
On the surface, U.S. Covid-19 metrics continue to show improvement, with cases, hospitalizations, and deaths…
White House begs Congress for Covid funding amid concern about Omicron sister variant
WASHINGTON — The White House is begging Congress for more funds to help with Covid-19 surveillance,…
‘Haven’t we learned anything?’: Experts warn of disastrous consequences if pandemic funding dries up
WASHINGTON — The failure of Congress this week to approve additional pandemic response funding could…
With overdoses at record highs, a veterinary tranquilizer spreading through the U.S. drug supply poses new threats
It was in the mid-2010s, the researchers heard, when “tranq dope” took off in Philadelphia….
Nurses, more powerful and visible after Covid, capitalize on new clout in Washington
WASHINGTON — Since the start of Covid-19, nurses have been hailed as heroes. But two…
Prisons skimp on Covid treatments like Paxlovid, even as Biden plans to flood pharmacies with it
WASHINGTON – Pfizer’s antiviral drug Paxlovid seems tailor-made for combatting Covid-19 in prisons: It doesn’t…
Public health experts sketch a roadmap to get from the Covid pandemic to the ‘next normal’
A new report released Monday charts a path for the transition out of the Covid-19…
The pandemic: a series of failures, a few miracles — and a lesson for next time, global health experts say
As the nation exhales at the sight of descending curves of Covid-19 infection and death, top…
STAT+: Why formally ending the pandemic is going to be a huge headache for the entire health care system
WASHINGTON — President Biden made it clear this week he wants to transition toward a…
As Omicron recedes, White House shifts to a more targeted Covid strategy
WASHINGTON — The threat of the Omicron variant is receding and cities around the country…
STAT+: Pfizer made Trump’s vaccine push harder than it needed to be, former Warp Speed official alleges in new book
WASHINGTON — Pfizer may have been the first company to deliver on the promises of…
Opinion: To restore public trust, the CDC must stop legitimizing the expulsion of asylum seekers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has come under fire in past weeks over…
CDC advisers recommend teens 12 to 17 should receive a Covid-19 booster shot
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines voted…
We wish we’d written that: STAT staffers share their favorite stories of 2021
All through 2021, journalists around the globe have captivated and inspired our staff at STAT….
3 big questions about the Biden administration’s Covid response in 2022
2021 was supposed to be the year the pandemic ended. At least in the United…
Opinion: Inflexible methadone regulations impede America’s efforts to reduce overdose deaths
Imagine if people who needed insulin to control their diabetes had to trek across town…
3 issues to watch in global health in 2022
Welcome to Year 3 of the Age of Covid. We’d hoped by now, with the…
Preliminary laboratory data hint at what makes Omicron the most superspreading variant yet
Omicron is now in 77 countries, and moving faster than any previous strain of the…
Opinion: Many states aren’t ready for a 988 crisis line. The deadline is looming
America’s fragile mental health safety net all too often leaves people nowhere to turn but…
How much naloxone is needed to reverse an opioid overdose? New high-dose treatments are raising questions
At a time when a record number of Americans have died from drug overdoses —…
CDC data indicate Omicron is starting to eat into Delta’s U.S. dominance
The Omicron variant is starting to eat into Delta’s dominance in the United States. The…
Pfizer’s Covid pill remains 89% effective in final analysis, company says
Paxlovid, Pfizer’s pill to treat Covid-19, retained its 89% efficacy at preventing hospitalization and death…
The Omicron variant can likely outcompete Delta — and that could worsen the U.S. Covid-19 epidemic
As the Omicron variant snowballs in South Africa and widens its inroads in Europe, evidence…
A decade without data: Eating disorder researchers say a gap in CDC survey has left them flying blind
Eating disorders among youth have been on the rise since the pandemic started — adolescent…
Opinion: Listen: A public health expert passes on football’s full body collisions for youth
If there was one moment that led Kathleen Bachynski to a career studying the public…
A first, small study suggests Omicron is a larger threat to Covid-19 immunity than other variants
A small, preliminary study has found a significant drop in how well vaccine-elicited antibodies target…
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Growing use of home Covid-19 tests leaves health agencies in the dark about unreported cases
When fans of the band Phish started falling ill with Covid-19 all over the country…
Opinion: Covid-19 is fueling a pandemic of violence against women and girls
The emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 with its many mutations has rightly sparked…
We’ll know more soon about Omicron. Here’s how to interpret the coming flood of data
At some point in the next few weeks, scientists will start releasing data from lab…
‘Just stupid stuff’: Logistics and lack of testing stymied finding the Omicron variant in the U.S.
After South African scientists alerted the world last week to the new, concerning Omicron variant…
Second U.S. case of Omicron variant indicates domestic transmission
Health officials on Thursday reported the country’s second Covid-19 infection from the Omicron variant in…
First case of Omicron coronavirus variant identified in the U.S.
U.S. health officials on Wednesday reported the country’s first case of the Omicron variant of…
Opinion: Listen: Who owns your health data — and why you should care
It can be hard to fathom that anyone other than you might own your information….
Opinion: Losing Faith: Reflecting on 40 years of the HIV pandemic
Faith was the first child I lost to HIV. I can still see her, sitting…
Opinion: Stigma, not science, is the biggest barrier to ending the HIV epidemic
“I am really sorry to reach out like this, David, but I’m worried about my…