Gates Foundation to launch trial of long-awaited new tuberculosis vaccine candidate
The Gates Foundation said Wednesday it plans to launch a long-awaited trial to test what,…
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In absence of Roe v. Wade, an abortion doctor dwells on all the patients she does not see
Last year, just a few months after the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade…
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Opinion: Peter Hotez is not alone: Online harassment of doctors is a public health issue
Father’s Day weekend was anything but calm on Twitter, which erupted as vaccine expert Peter…
How a six-in-one vaccine could soon help the world get rid of polio for good
Polio eradication is a delicate dance. And one of the biggest challenges facing the people…
STAT+: Using its Covid know-how, Color Health aims to make cancer screenings convenient
Color Health wants to take away any reason you might have for skipping screenings for…
FDA moves to stop vape shops from selling Elf Bar, Esco Bars
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is ramping up its efforts to force vape…
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A looming penicillin shortage threatens pregnant adults with syphilis and their newborns
Pfizer announced last week that it expects to run out of a key drug for…
Xylazine, or ‘tranq,’ is making opioid overdoses harder to reverse
For years, public health guidance about opioid overdoses has been relatively simple: Administer naloxone, then…
Government panel spurns calls for broader suicide risk screening
A panel of government advisers is sticking with its recommendation that providers screen most adults…
FDA advisers endorse updating Covid vaccines to target latest Omicron strain
The Covid-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines…
White House ‘naloxone summit’ omitting prominent advocates for lower costs
The invite list for the White House’s upcoming “summit” on naloxone pricing and accessibility has…
Opinion: Medicaid adult dental benefits are shamefully — and dangerously — inadequate in most states
In the middle of the night, you’re jolted awake by a throbbing pain in your…
CDC’s Walensky parries Republican criticism over Biden’s Covid response
WASHINGTON — One of the very last duties of one of President Biden’s very first…
AMA asks doctors to de-emphasize use of BMI in gauging health and obesity
CHICAGO – The American Medical Association on Tuesday strongly criticized the body-mass index, urging doctors…
‘The drug bust paradox’: Study shows opioid deaths double after police action
Police drug busts are strongly associated with a large and sudden spike in overdose deaths,…
Teens seeking addiction care unlikely to be offered standard medication
Adolescents who seek treatment for opioid addiction at an inpatient facility are more likely to…
Top health officials call for more research to support fentanyl test strips
The government’s top addiction scientists and key public health officials are calling for more research…
FDA advisers recommend approval of monoclonal antibody to protect newborns and young children from RSV
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to recommend approval of…
BMI is starting to plateau in rich Western countries. That doesn’t mean obesity is solved
This is part of a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives,…
The Canada wildfires are exposing the harmful effects — and health inequities — of air pollution
Wildfires blazing in and around Quebec are creating hazardous health conditions throughout North America. Over…
How the public health lessons of Covid can help Americans protect themselves from wildfire smoke
An unusually early and ferocious outbreak of forest fires across Canada has sent unprecedented amounts…
GSK’s RSV vaccine wins European approval
LONDON — The European Commission approved GSK’s RSV vaccine, the company said Wednesday, bringing to…
Opinion: Four communication lessons we learned the hard way during the pandemic
Now that the Covid-19 public health emergency has ended, it’s awfully tempting to put the…
Listen: For Long Island mothers, community efforts address ‘an injustice made purposefully invisible’
In the third episode of “Color Code,” we take a look at efforts on Long…
House Republicans demand career scientist explain pathogen research
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are ratcheting up pressure on federal agencies’ pandemic response with an…
Some hoped a new oral vaccine would solve all the polio campaign’s problems. Reality is settling in
When a new and hoped-to-be safer oral polio vaccine started to make its way into…
Opinion: Adopting the term ‘preaddiction’ would be a serious mistake
The National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently proposed…
HIV rates decline in U.S., data show, but disparities persist
The newest accounting of HIV incidence in the United States is a mixed bag. Overall…
STAT+: Learning to treat long COVID could help those struggling with chronic fatigue syndrome, too
CONCORD, N.H. — Veronica Dane had always been active, from playing soccer as a kid…
FDA budget battles, prisons’ sobering Covid response & BIO’s CEO search is on
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Social media risks for youth mental health highlighted in new surgeon general report
Amid what he called the worst youth mental health crisis in recent memory, U.S. Surgeon…
‘Worse than what we thought’: New data reveals deeper problems with the Bureau of Prisons’ Covid response
WASHINGTON — The incarcerated people at Federal Medical Center Devens should have been some of…
‘A textbook case of environmental racism’: The battle over the Brookhaven Landfill
The area of North Bellport on Long Island sits in the shadows of a massive…
Opinion: Chelsea Clinton: How to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030
Viral hepatitis affects almost 400 million people and kills more than 1 million each year….
After new cluster, health officials warn mpox could resurge this summer
Federal health officials warned Thursday that there was a significant risk the mpox virus will…
Opinion: How Tennessee is creating new opportunities for doctors trained outside the U.S.
This legislative session, Gov. Bill Lee made history by signing a bill that makes Tennessee…
Biden drug czar: ‘All options are on the table’ for expanding methadone access
WASHINGTON — The federal government is aggressively exploring ways to increase access to methadone, a…
Opinion: How ‘Lessons From the Covid War’ falls short
The stream of books about the government response to the pandemic that began with Michael…
Opinion: New draft recommendations for mammograms take a one-size-fits-all approach
On May 9, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated draft recommendations…
Opinion: Starting breast cancer screening at 40 saved my life
In 2015, the year I turned 40, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for…
Depression hits new high among Americans, per survey
WASHINGTON — More than a quarter of American adults are depressed, a 10% surge from…
Opinion: China’s complicated role in malaria control in Africa
Ghana has taken a remarkable step in the fight against malaria by becoming the first…
Opinion: Proposed rules to protect health data in an era of abortion bans fall short
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it effectively rescinded national protections of reproductive…
R.J. Reynolds sues California to protect ‘crisp’ cigarettes from flavor ban
WASHINGTON – Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds is suing the state of California in an effort…
Key House Democrat demands NIH answer for pace of long Covid research
WASHINGTON — A powerful Democratic lawmaker is interrogating the National Institutes of Health over its…
WHO ends global health emergency over mpox
The World Health Organization ended the global health emergency for mpox on Thursday, saying that…
Opinion: Fear-based messaging doesn’t stop drug use. But it does make things worse
It “rots” flesh. It “tears” bone. It will turn you into a “zombie.” According to…
“I don’t see this as an end to the pandemic”: Ashish Jha on the end of Covid public health emergency
On the eve of the expiration date for the federally declared coronavirus public health emergency,…
Opinion: The tragedy of the Golden Gate Bridge’s $400 million anti-suicide net
Each year about 30 people make the gut-wrenching decision to leap off the Golden Gate…
Who’s in charge of the White House Covid response after the emergency ends?
WASHINGTON — The White House isn’t quite ready to launch its new pandemic response office…