Cells, who needs them? Biochemists turn to proteins in a tube
Michael Jewett sometimes finds himself at odds with biology. As a bioengineer who uses synthetic biology to study…
America stopped trusting vaccines. Now the diseases are back
Welcome to Trump’s America, The i Paper’s World Insight series presenting the sharpest, deepest thinking on an era-defining shift in…
Who should get flu, COVID or RSV shots this fall? Here’s what medical groups recommend
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s decision to fire the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory board…
Which animals have been infected by H5N1 bird flu in Australia so far?
Bird flu has quickly spread around Australia since it was first detected in mid-June. As predicted, it spread…
Vaccines Are Safe. A Worrisome Portion Of Our Generic Drugs Are Not
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 16: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at…
‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out
Morris: One child was from a family that was uninsured because they didn’t feel that they would need…
Polio should have been eradicated by now. What’s plan B?
Ten years ago, the virus that causes polio seemed to be on its way to extinction. In August…
Can Europe Keep Its Medicines Cool in 40 °C+ Summers?
European summers are getting too hot for medicines. As heat waves routinely push past 40 °C across the…
Marburg virus cases reported in Ugandan ebola outbreak area
Uganda formally reported to the World Health Organization on Tuesday that it had detected a Marburg disease outbreak…
TB vaccine from the 1920s shows promise in diabetes trial
The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine, often given to infants in countries with high rates of tuberculosis, is also being…
Ebola risk in Congo now ‘very high’, WHO warns – POLITICO
The situation remains stable in neighboring Uganda, where two confirmed cases and one death have been recorded. Anne…
The Rise of the Meme Disease
Two recent articles posted in Brownstone Journal caught my attention. The first: “Political Psychiatry and the Genesis of…