Month: November 2024

Voters across the country are set to weigh in this week on a range of health-care-related ballot measures. View original article Contributor: McKenzie Beard

“No Obamacare.” Questioning vaccines. No fluoride in drinking water. They’re all Republican assertions in the final days of the presidential campaign. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

Though rates of the illness had been low since the onset of the pandemic, the number of reported cases this year — almost 20,000 — is similar to pre-pandemic levels. View original article Contributor: Ian McMahan

The epidemic in Africa continues to grow, prompting fears of another outbreak in the U.S. But the vaccine is no longer free, and vulnerable people are going without. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Seniors and people who are immunocompromised should get not just one but two COVID-19 shots this respiratory virus season. That’s the new recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People in these groups should get the vaccines six months apart in order to stay protected against the disease, the agency’s vaccine … Read more

One class of drugs has already found success in treating the painful, disorienting and common attacks. Excitement is building about a slew of additional drug targets. View original article Contributor: Amber Dance

Reversing the decades-old public health intervention would be a Day 1 goal of a future Trump administration, Kennedy wrote on social media. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond