Public Health

The COVID Deaths America Failed to Count

  Six years after the coronavirus reshaped American life, a new study is forcing a reckoning with how incompletely the…

7 months ago

Why the CDC Canceled Its Vaccine Advisory Panel Meeting

  A scheduled meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has been called off, according to officials from the…

8 months ago

NIH Chief Takes Temporary Charge of CDC Amid Leadership Shake-Up

  The head of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya, has been assigned additional responsibilities as interim leader of…

8 months ago

Trump Sends Hospital Ship to Greenland

  President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will send a hospital ship to Greenland, the Arctic territory…

9 months ago

Wegovy Pill Launches: A New Chapter in Prescription Weight Loss

Prescription weight-loss treatments are entering a new phase with the introduction of Wegovy in tablet form. Previously available only as…

9 months ago

FDA Official Pushes New Vaccine Rules Over Covid-19 Safety Concerns

A top official at the US Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to overhaul the agency’s vaccine approval pathway,…

10 months ago

The US Ends Its Longstanding Recognition of World AIDS Day

For the first time in more than three decades, the United States has chosen not to officially recognize World AIDS…

11 months ago

AI Companion Dolls Bring Comfort to South Korea’s Elderly

They have bright round eyes, soft fabric bodies, and voices filled with the cheerful energy of a young child. Some…

11 months ago

WHO Warns of Rising Measles Cases as Global Progress Slows

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that measles, once viewed as a disease on the brink…

11 months ago

mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Show Promise in Boosting Cancer Treatment

In an unexpected scientific breakthrough, researchers have discovered that COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna may offer benefits beyond…

11 months ago