Sewage sleuths helped an Arizona town beat back Covid-19. For wastewater epidemiology, that’s just the start
GUADALUPE, Ariz. — Valerie Molina anxiously searched the desert sky, scanning the horizon for any…
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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,…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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,…
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…
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,…
Opinion: As syphilis comes roaring back, newborn babies are tragic victims
Some diseases fade away. Others seem to do that, but then come roaring back. That’s…
Opinion: Listen: Chelsea Clinton on fracking, oxygen shortages, and other public health crises
Chelsea Clinton joins the “First Opinion Podcast” this week to discuss her work in public…
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…
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: 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…
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:…
As the Covid-19 crisis ebbs in the U.S., experts brace for some to experience psychological fallout
The end of the emergency phase of the pandemic is in sight in the United…
Years ago, a syringe exchange helped end a devastating HIV outbreak. Now it might be forced to close
The Indiana county at the center of a devastating HIV crisis in 2015 may soon…
White House aims to give 70% of American adults at least one vaccine dose by July 4
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday set a new goal for the ongoing U.S….
WHO’s Tedros plans to seek reelection, setting up referendum on his leadership
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, plans to run for a…
HHS to prioritize newborn screening programs’ pipette tip orders
Programs that screen newborns for potentially deadline genetic conditions will now have higher priority when…
Do public health officials need to be political activists? A fight over an HIV crisis renews the question
Most local health officials don’t accept their jobs expecting to be roped into political activism….
STAT+: Lander fends off controversy, pledges broader access to STEM careers during Senate confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON — Eric Lander, President Biden’s nominee to lead the White House’s science policy office,…
FDA says it will ban all menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will ban all menthol…
Virtual event: Increasing diversity in clinical trials
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown into relief the long-standing racial inequities in the U.S. health…
A mask break: Federal health officials say vaccinated people can doff face coverings when outside, away from crowds
People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer need to wear masks while outside…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: In it for the long haul: the impact of long Covid
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Door knocking works to get information to immigrant communities. Why aren’t more places using it for Covid-19?
WASHINGTON — Kica Matos wants to knock on every single door in her neighborhood. But…
‘The next big one must be prevented’: The lessons the world can learn from epidemics that were contained
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage, a new report urges the world not to…
Opinion: End fracking exemptions, a threat to maternal and public health
The adoption of safe, clean, renewable energy is an essential element for sustaining the U.S….
STAT+: The FDA will this week decide whether to ban menthol cigarettes — but most likely, the fight is just getting started
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration will decide this week whether to ban menthol…
States with springtime Covid-19 surges appear to have turned a corner
Michigan and other states that experienced springtime Covid-19 surges or faced worrisome transmission trends appear…
Could a souped-up version of existing Covid-19 tests be our shortcut to tracking variants?
Genomic sequencing is one of the best defenses against potentially deadlier or more transmissible variants…
Listen: The latest mask debate, FDA in limbo, & gene therapy’s uncertain upside
When can we stop wearing masks outside? Are we ever getting a permanent FDA commissioner?…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: A conversation on building infrastructure for population health
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Opinion: Lessons learned — and forgotten — from the horrific epidemics of the U.S. Civil War
As the U.S. approaches 600,000 deaths from Covid-19, it is hard to fathom that this…
A deathbed double standard: It’s hard to get released on medical parole — unless you’re about to become a Covid-19 statistic
During his 39 years in prison, the closest Joseph Messere ever came to walking free…
Biden officials rebuff appeals to surge Covid-19 vaccine to Michigan amid growing crisis
WASHINGTON — Amid Michigan’s worst-in-the-nation coronavirus surge, scientists and public health officials are urging the…
In the Covid-19 vaccine push, no one is speaking Gen Z’s language
WASHINGTON — Useful Covid-19 information isn’t reaching the Instagram generation. There’s almost no messaging specifically…
Covid-19 reinfections still seem rare, but the U.S. lacks good data
Reinfections from Covid-19 continue to seem rare, and are not responsible for the current, stubbornly…
Former Biden, Trump advisers renew push to delay second Covid vaccine
WASHINGTON — As Covid-19 cases spike and coronavirus variants continue to spread, the Biden administration…
Resistance from health experts and business owners could doom ‘vaccine passports’ even before they launch
WASHINGTON — When it comes to decrying the concept of “vaccine passports,” conservatives have company….
Opinion: Vaccination certificates won’t end lockdown. Prosocial approaches will
Covid-19 immunity and vaccination certificates are being held up as golden tickets to the new…