Public Health

Cricket still
Health

As calls for measles vaccination rise, it’s crickets from the White House

By Helen Branswell

1950s polio vaccinations
First Opinion

What my polio-stricken mother would tell parents today about the importance of immunization

By Fred Leonard

Drug Encampment In Kensington Area
First Opinion

Overdose prevention sites can help cities like Philadelphia save lives

By Thomas Farley

Teen Juul
Health

FDA is investigating reports of seizures after vaping

By Megan Thielking

Lipitor
First Opinion

Preventing heart disease requires more than medicine

By Robert M. Kaplan

Prescription conveyor belt
First Opinion

Overprescribed: High cost isn’t America’s only drug problem

By Shannon Brownlee and Judith Garber

Greg can't play mumps
Health

What was it like when mumps was rampant? Ask Greg

By Helen Branswell

Vaccines
Pharmalot

Doctors Without Borders blasts coalition working on vaccine development

By Ed Silverman

Butembo
Health

CDC’s Redfield: It could take another year to control Ebola in DRC

By Helen Branswell

Congo - Ebola treatment centre - March 2019
Health

Ebola response is working, WHO director-general says, amid criticism and violence

By Helen Branswell

NEJM Dengue Vaccine
Health

Sanofi suffers setback as panel recommends against dengue vaccine in adults

By Helen Branswell

Clostridium tetani
Health

The nightmarish tale of what happened to a child who wasn’t vaccinated

By Helen Branswell

Maura Healey - Purdue suit
Health

Opioid maker Purdue Pharma seeks to have Massachusetts lawsuit thrown out

By Andrew Joseph

Dr. Robert Redfield Jr.
Health

CDC director planning to travel to DRC as country battles Ebola outbreak

By Helen Branswell

Katwa Ebola Treatment Center
Health

Ebola response teams scrambling to care for patients after attacks set back efforts

By Helen Branswell

HIV prevention Puerto Rico
Health

As Trump calls for an end to HIV epidemic, CDC reports progress has stalled

By Andrew Joseph

Congo ebola - infant
Health

Ebola vaccine will be provided to women who are pregnant, marking reversal in policy

By Helen Branswell

2018-19 flu vaccine
Health

Flu shots this winter providing moderate levels of protection, CDC data show

By Helen Branswell

Bird flu the coop
Health

What happened to bird flu? How a major threat to human health faded from view

By Helen Branswell

Congo Ebola - Bunia
Health

Top WHO official sees progress in grueling fight against Ebola outbreak

By Helen Branswell

Flu imprint in childhood
Health

Flu science points to another culprit when vaccines fail — us

By Helen Branswell

WHO nurses Congo vaccine
Health

A spot of good news in an Ebola crisis: Vaccine supplies are expected to last

By Helen Branswell

First Opinion

Drones delivering medical supplies and more can help save American lives

By Robert Graboyes and Darcy Nikol Bryan

Ebola DRC
First Opinion

Health workers and security forces must collaborate, not collide

By Nicholas Thomson, Louis Lillywhite, and Auke van Dijk

Climate Change
First Opinion

Climate change is affecting health now. Our leaders must take action

By Richard Carmona and David Satcher

Purdue Pharmaceuticals
Health

Purdue appeals order to unseal OxyContin records to Kentucky Supreme Court

By Andrew Joseph

2018 flu patient
Health

Up to 7 million have had flu this season, CDC says

By Helen Branswell

Child on U.S. Border Patrol bus
First Opinion

The real border crisis: medical neglect of migrants in detention centers

By Chanelle Diaz

Ebola vaccination team
Health

WHO’s Tedros: Experimental Ebola vaccine in the DRC has saved countless lives

By Helen Branswell

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