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…
Ebola deaths surge 30 percent as Berlin prepares for patient – POLITICO
Measures that specifically exclude foreigners are ineffective, said Jeanne Marrazzo, head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.…
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak – POLITICO
The WHO typically only declares a public health emergency of international concern — one rung below pandemic in…
EU trumpets its reliability on global health as US slashes foreign aid – POLITICO
The strategy also condemns the “instrumentalization” of health and says closing “the emerging gaps in global health resilience”…
France reports meningitis death, says ‘no link’ to UK outbreak – POLITICO
The patient died at Cherbourg hospital. Cherbourg is a key port for ferries to and from the U.K.…