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How ‘revenge of the Covid contrarians’ unleashed by RFK Jr puts broader vaccine advances at risk

The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cuts

The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2025

Trump administration axes key STI lab amid dramatic rise in US syphilis cases

Chaotic cuts to CDC hit expert leadership and programs that surveil, test and research sexually transmitted diseases

The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2025

US repeating Covid mistakes with bird flu as spread raises alarm, experts say

Public health experts warn ‘overinflated view of abilities’ and restrictive laws could make next outbreak more lethal

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2024

Commentary: To stem the spread of monkeypox, health departments tap into networks of those most at risk

On July 23, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. It was a contentious decision, with the WHO’s director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, making the final call and overruling the WHO’s emergency committee. The advisory committee’s disagreements mirrored debates that have been unfolding among…

Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022

5 things to know about the FDA's flawed approach to accelerated drug approvals

An NPR investigation found stalled confirmatory trials and lax enforcement are plaguing the FDA's accelerated approval of drugs for urgent medical needs.

WEKU · Jul 25, 2022

Drugmakers are slow to prove medicines that got a fast track to market really work

Stalled confirmatory trials and lax enforcement plague the Food and Drug Administration's accelerated approval pathway for pharmaceuticals that target urgent medical needs.

WEKU · Jul 22, 2022

Monkeypox rhetoric recalls HIV stigma

Scientists denounce "anti-science, ignorance, prejudice" in how monkeypox is being described as a "gay" disease

Salon · Jun 4, 2022

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

In between mass shootings killed and wounded people attending school, grocery shopping and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19

The Independent UK · May 21, 2022

COVID could be surging in the US right now and we might not even know it

The rise of COVID cases in some regions of the U.S., just as testing efforts wane, has raised the specter that the next major wave of the virus may be difficult to detect. In fact, the country could be in the midst of a surge right now and we might…

Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2022