The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against Covid-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system. By Roni Caryn Rabin In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when prevention seemed light years away, several scientists launched trials to...
With elections on the horizon is the CDC following “midterm science”? By Paul D. Thacker “The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” ― George Orwell, 1984 Releasing new...
By MJ Lee The US Food and Drug Administration defended the federal government’s recent decision to stretch out its limited supply of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine by giving individuals smaller doses using a different method of injection, pointing out in a...
The detection of the virus in sewage suggests it is circulating in the city, Health Department officials said. By Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Otterman Polio outbreaks incited regular panics decades ago, until a vaccine was developed and the disease was largely...
The new guidelines eliminate quarantines and put less emphasis on social distancing, routine surveillance testing and contact tracing. By Emily Anthes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened Covid-19 guidelines on Thursday, freeing schools and...
Editor: Alyson Browett, MPH Excerpt from August 9, 2022 edition: US PANDEMIC VIEWS According to a national survey conducted July 12-18 by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the majority of Americans (54%) say they rarely or never wear a mask indoors around people...
By MICHELLE STARR Thousands of years ago, across the Eastern Mediterranean, multiple Bronze Age civilizations took a distinct turn for the worse at around the same time. The Old Kingdom of Egypt and the Akkadian Empire both collapsed, and there was a widespread...
This viral illness is not like Covid, but there is cause for concern. Here’s how experts are thinking about it now. By Knvul Sheikh Monkeypox cases are increasing worldwide, including in the United States, which has declared the outbreak a national health...
By Paul D. Thacker Another round of emails finds the National Institutes of Health once again hiding records that might explain whether the pandemic started in a lab in Wuhan, China. In this case, the NIH redacted emails requested by investigative journalist Jimmy...