America’s Latest Unfounded Health Panic: ‘Vaccinated’ Blood Donations
In a sign of our ever idiotic times, recent research suggests that some people are increasingly refusing to…
HMPV virus with no vaccine is spreading in California
A little-known virus that causes nasty flu-like symptoms is spreading in California — and it doesn’t have a…
This flu-like illness you’ve never heard of is rising
Flu season might be winding down — but don’t stash the tissues just yet. A little-known respiratory virus…
Using mosquitoes to vaccinate bats could curb the spread of deadly diseases
Fruit bats carry Nipah virus, which has infected people in India and several other countries.Credit: C. K Thanseer/DeFodi…
BioNTech founders to leave, form new mRNA-focused company
Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at…
Boy, 7, dies of brain condition caused by measles — years later
Sacramento health officials sounded the alarm about a potential measles outbreak on Monday after more than 100 children…
Why RFK’s CDC Is Endorsing ‘Shared Decisionmaking’ for Vaccines
In the year that US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been in office,…
what we do and don’t know
We are 23 of the 27 original members of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel…
This Is What a Brain Destroyed by Measles Looks Like
Most of the time, measles is a miserable yet survivable disease. But rarely, it can cause a devastating…
My family won’t get vaccinated to see my baby
DEAR ABBY: I am having a baby in five months. My doctor is recommending that anyone who visits…
Nasal Spray Could Protect Against Range of Respiratory Bugs
Scientists are testing a nasal spray that aims to put lungs on alert against just about any…
When politics trump a child’s health
MINOT — For recent generations of North Dakotans, measles wasn’t really an issue. It wasn’t something we had…