By Scott Gottlieb Dr. Gottlieb is a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. When about 100 cases of monkeypox had been confirmed or suspected in Europe in May, it was clear...
The president tested positive on Saturday morning and will once again isolate, although his symptoms have not come back, the White House physician said. By Peter Baker and Noah Weiland President Biden tested positive for the coronavirus again on Saturday morning,...
— What will a new generation of variant-targeting and infection-preventing vaccines look like? by John P. Moore, PhD, and E. John Wherry, PhD America's COVID-19 vaccine booster policy remains confusing. We are regularly asked by members of the public, friends, and...
By Jessica Wolfrom California fashions itself as a place of sandy beaches and sunny skies, where we take our greens juiced and our cars electric. But dual crises — the pandemic and the changing climate — have challenged this version of life in the Golden State. To...
— Researchers say new analyses point to Wuhan market as early epicenter by Jennifer Henderson Two complementary studies published in Science provide the latest evidence against the idea that COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, and instead point to the Huanan...
Those with SARS-CoV-2 are often advised to isolate for only a few days. But evidence is mounting that some people can continue to pass on the virus for much longer. By David Adam When the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) halved its recommended...
Social network turning to its ‘supreme court’ about decision, says head of global affairs, Nick Clegg By Alex Hern Facebook is turning to its “supreme court” to decide whether to end restrictions on Covid misinformation, more than two years after the company...
Court documents find NIH heavily redacts records in a haphazard fashion before making them public. By Paul D. Thacker Remember the name of Chinese researcher “Kangpeng Xiao,” because the National Institutes of Health really, really want you to forget him. Last week,...
National Vaccine Strategy On June 28, 2022 the National Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy was released by the White House. Highlights CDC is closely tracking cases of monkeypox recently detected in the United States. Considerations for Monkeypox Vaccination2022 Monkeypox...
19 May 2022 Key facts Vaccines used during the smallpox eradication programme also provided protection against monkeypox. Newer vaccines have been developed of which one has been approved for prevention of monkeypoxMonkeypox is caused by monkeypox virus, a member of...
Monkeypox is an infection caused by a virus similar to the smallpox virus. It has been most common in some countries in Africa, but outbreaks can occur in other areas. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Monkeypox is spread by close contact and exposure to an infected person's...
There have been more than 16,000 cases in 75 countries, overwhelmingly among men who have sex with men. By Apoorva Mandavilli For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization has taken the extraordinary step of declaring a global emergency. This...
By Kathryn H. Jacobsen Kathryn H. Jacobsen is the William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair and Professor of Health Studies at the University of Richmond, Virginia Monkeypox is the latest global public health threat to make headlines. Most people who contract...
A new federal report found that fatal overdoses jumped 44 percent among Black people, twice the increase among white people, from 2019 to the end of 2020. By Jan Hoffman The pandemic’s devastating impact on drug overdose deaths in the United States hit people of color...
When you’re funded by Facebook and a Chinese company cited for national security concerns, is it any surprise you can’t get your facts straight? By Paul Thacker UPDATE: The DisInformation Chronicle was given a harassing email LeadStories sent to a university and...