Hospital-acquired infection reporting: ‘health care’s dirty little secret’
When a hospitalized patient shows signs of a dangerous, potentially deadly infection, you’d expect clinicians to move quickly:…
ACIP panel has rocky start as RFK Jr. advisers change vaccine schedule
ATLANTA — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants his handpicked panel…
Science Under Siege (Sept. 15, 2025) – Houston Public Media
Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. You can also listen online or watch live on…
Ebola has broken out in the DRC amid U.S. global health retreat
On Aug. 20, in Bulape, a small town in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasaï province, a 34-year-old…
Vaccine critics overlook why newborn hepatitis B shots are routine
It was the late 1980s and the American plan to combat hepatitis B wasn’t working. A vaccine had…
Climate Change Is Bringing Legionnaire’s Disease to a Town Near You
This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Air conditioners have been…
The West Texas Measles Outbreak Has Ended
A large measles outbreak in Texas that has affected 762 people has now ended, according to an announcement…
HHS cites scientific justification for canceling mRNA vaccine work
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are citing an extensive list of studies purported to document harms caused by…
The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children
For years, Philip Goulder has been obsessed with a particularly captivating idea: In the hunt for an HIV…
Research Project Studies High Doses of an Opioid Use Disorder Medication Among Veterans
Anne Black, PhD Credit: Yale A team of researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) is helping determine…