Opinion: Adding social determinants gives public health maps a sense of place and time
Before becoming a public health researcher, I trained as a geologist. That may seem like…
Category: public health
With light at the end of the tunnel, loved ones feel the anguish of Covid-19 deaths particularly hard
Mark Collins received his Covid-19 vaccine earlier this year through work. His husband, Tony Murray…
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STAT+: The operation formerly known as Warp Speed: Biden leans heavily on the flagship Trump-era initiative
WASHINGTON — The Biden White House has made no secret of its disdain for President…
‘Right now I’m scared’: CDC director warns of a coming spike in Covid-19 case counts
WASHINGTON — As Covid-19 cases begin again to spike throughout the United States, CDC Director…
A user’s guide: How to talk to those hesitant about the Covid-19 vaccine
As the Covid vaccine supply increases throughout the U.S., the next hurdle to reaching herd…
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After U.S. failures on Covid, Congress is working to prepare America to fight the next pandemic
WASHINGTON — Congress, in a rare show of bipartisanship, is gearing up to try to…
Pushing back against U.S. health officials, AstraZeneca says new analysis confirms efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine
Rejecting sharp criticism from U.S. government scientists, AstraZeneca said Wednesday night that its Covid-19 vaccine…
Universities launch opioid litigation archive to ‘ensure history doesn’t repeat itself’
After two decades in which opioid overdoses claimed more than 400,000 lives in the U.S.,…
The saga of mishaps and miscommunications overshadowing AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine
Yet again, AstraZeneca is in a crisis of its own making. The latest in the…
‘I was sort of stunned’: Fauci and U.S. officials say AstraZeneca released ‘outdated information’ from Covid-19 vaccine trial
U.S. health officials raised concerns early Tuesday that positive results that AstraZeneca announced Monday for…
‘You work your butt off’: Inside the scramble to bring Covid-19 vaccines to homebound Americans
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — Karen Meadows’ plans on Wednesday did not involve leaving her house,…
Rising Covid-19 cases in some states highlight ‘precarious position’ as variants build up in U.S.
The United States is in for a celebratory summer, experts and political leaders have forecasted…
Opinion: The long, exhausting reach of dementia care
The Covid-19 pandemic is reinforcing a grim lesson we should have taken to heart but…
Driven by the pandemic and ‘the Fauci effect,’ applicants flood public health schools
The Covid-19 pandemic has tested the public health and medical workforces like never before. And…
CDC’s Messonnier: We can’t change the Covid-19 vaccine regimen unless we know it works
In an effort to stretch the supply of Covid-19 vaccines, some have advocated for further…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: An update on the ongoing Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Editor’s Note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Inside Color’s big — and highly bankrolled — pivot to public health tech
Mark Evans may just have the fastest tests in the west. In La Cañada, Calif.,…
The White House is set to unveil a wide-reaching, billion-dollar campaign aimed at convincing every American to get vaccinated
WASHINGTON — The White House this week will unveil a wide-reaching, $1.5 billion public relations…
Virtual Event: Four former FDA commissioners discuss the agency’s future
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 2 p.m. ET….
Opinion: ‘Then the world caved in’: 8 experts describe the day they realized Covid-19 was here to stay
This week marks two pandemic “anniversaries” — the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak…
Opinion: ‘Then the world caved in’: 7 experts describe the day they realized Covid-19 was here to stay
This week marks two pandemic “anniversaries” — the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak…
With the ear of Joe Manchin, West Virginia hospitals helped secure billions in new Covid relief funds
WASHINGTON — West Virginia University Health System doesn’t have the name recognition of the Mayo…
CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can spend time together indoors and unmasked
WASHINGTON — People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can now spend time together…
‘This isn’t done’: Experts warn that no matter what our Covid end goal is, we have a ways to go
One year after an epidemiologist, a preparedness expert, and an infectious disease journalist presciently warned…
Opinion: Covid-19 could bring a new era of public health leadership. But will it?
The bubonic plague — also known as the Black Death — killed as many as…
The short-term, middle-term, and long-term future of the coronavirus
When experts envision the future of the coronavirus, many predict that it will become a…
In Palm Beach, Covid-19 vaccines intended for rural Black communities are instead going to wealthy white Floridians
PAHOKEE, Fla. — The winds blew southwest the day of Pahokee’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, which…
Biden promises enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate all adult Americans by the end of May
WASHINGTON — President Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will have enough doses of…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: The hidden impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Opinion: Using a collective ‘virtuous cycle’ to break the pandemic
Medical schools teach students a four-part “virtuous cycle” in which one step positively reinforces the…
The ‘other’ epidemic: Amid Covid-19, addiction experts fear Biden could back-burner the overdose crisis
WASHINGTON — There’s an epidemic sweeping the country, causing thousands of needless deaths each month…
New research finds evictions during pregnancy are tied to adverse birth outcomes
Babies born to people evicted during pregnancy are more likely to have lower birth weights…
Opinion: Superspreaders take note: 7 chances to keep up the good work before herd immunity sets in
Like so many other Americans, we were green with envy as we watched football fans…
‘We’re not there yet’: Biden officials issue somber warning about uptick in Covid-19 cases
WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials on Friday warned of a “very concerning” uptick in Covid-19…
Backed by Google, epidemiologists launch a sweeping Covid-19 data platform
Last January, Samuel Scarpino wasn’t sure what to make of Covid-19. The director of Northeastern…
Schools may see a burst of the common cold when they reopen, research suggests
A curious thing happened when Hong Kong reopened schools after closing them because of the…
‘Held to ransom’: Pfizer plays hardball in Covid-19 vaccine negotiations with Latin American countries
Pfizer has been accused of “bullying” Latin American governments during negotiations to acquire its Covid-19…
‘A doozy of a year’: Experts worry screen time during Covid-19 could increase vision problems in kids
Researchers around the world are closely watching for a potential ripple effect of the Covid-19…
In lab experiment, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine less potent against coronavirus variant
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine loses some potency against the coronavirus variant that first appeared in…
Q&A: How the U.S. can respond to coronavirus variants, and prepare for future evolution
Coronavirus variants are here. Now what? A new report from infectious disease experts provides policy…
As the pandemic ushered in isolation and financial hardship, overdose deaths reached new heights
Among the unrelenting death statistics flowing from the CDC last month, one grim non-Covid-19 statistic…
STAT-Harris Poll: 1 in 4 Americans were unable to get a Covid-19 test when they wanted one
As the U.S. struggles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, nearly a quarter of Americans say…
Covid-19 vaccination rates follow the money in states with the biggest wealth gaps, analysis shows
The affluent town of Woodbridge, Conn., has less than half the population of neighboring Ansonia,…
Covid-19 cases are falling in the U.S. It could be a calm before a variant-driven storm
If the U.S. Covid-19 epidemic were a marathon, the country might have made it to…
‘What other variants might be out there?’ An expert on viral evolution on what’s happening with coronavirus mutations
“Variants” is the latest term to leap from the infectious disease lexicon to the general…
Opinion: Public health is being undermined. These 10 actions can restore it
The year since the first Covid-19 case was identified in the United States has been…
The good and the (potentially) bad: What scientists know about variants and Covid-19 vaccines
There is now real evidence that at least one coronavirus variant seems to elude some…
‘A waste of money’: The home Covid-19 test funded by the Biden administration is too costly and complex, critics say
For months, U.S. public health experts have called on the federal government to approve and…
Opinion: NFL should discourage people from indoor Super Bowl parties
One of the cruelest aspects of Covid-19 is the danger it poses for joyous group…
McKinsey agrees to $573 million settlement over advice given Purdue and other opioid makers
The McKinsey & Co. consulting firm has reached a $573 million settlement with 47 states…