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Pharma promises lawmakers, again and again, industry won’t cut corners with Covid-19 vaccines

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Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease

The first U.S. Covid-19 case was found in her district. A congresswoman reflects on the last six months

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Pharma promises lawmakers, again and again, industry won’t cut corners with Covid-19 vaccines

Public health group calls for standardized data collection to more clearly track Covid-19

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Civil War vaccination kits, discovered in a drawer, yield genetic clues to how smallpox was defeated

A silver lining to the pandemic response? Doctors hope to see fewer cases of a polio-like condition that affects children

NIH Director Francis Collins defends Fauci amid White House criticism

How HHS’s new hospital data reporting system will actually affect the U.S. Covid-19 response

Once a relic of medical history, radiation emerges as an intriguing — and divisive — treatment for Covid-19

U.S. must spend $75 billion to fix flawed Covid-19 testing, report says

A national mandatory order to wear a mask would keep people from becoming ‘walking weapons’

If everyone wore a mask, Covid-19 could be brought under control, CDC director urges

Fauci’s strategy for effective public health advocacy: ‘You cannot be ideological’

What’s next for Anthony Fauci, if the White House continues to sour on him?

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Virtual Event: Protecting residents of nursing homes from pandemics

A disease detective is thrust onto the frontlines of WHO’s Covid-19 response

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AIDS report: Kids are lagging and Covid-19 is harming care

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