In a special edition of STAT's First Opinion podcast, STAT’s executive editor Rick Berke and senior writer Helen Branswell interviewed the country’s former top infectious disease expert about some of ...

Theresa Gaffney is the lead Morning Rounds writer and reports on health care, new research, and public policy, with a ...

After receiving FDA approval in 2023, the first over-the-counter birth control pills in the U.S. hit shelves last spring. A ...

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An all-hands meeting at the CDC to discuss the attack on the agency on Friday was brief and chaotic, staffers say.

NIH director Jay Bhattacharya has offered a new explanation for why the federal government canceled $500 million in contracts ...

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya offered an explanation for the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts that didn't align with ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky.

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Helen Schlachtenhaufen hit the ground hard at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in the women’s 1500 meters.

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to discontinue funding of the development of messenger RNA vaccines is not just alarming for the country’s ability to combat future pandemics. It’s ...