A CDC advisory panel has recommended that the preservative thimerosal be dropped from flu vaccines, a largely symbolic move ...

The U.S. may be headed for a “choose your own adventure” approach to vaccine policy, in which skeptical parents follow the ...

A CDC advisory panel on Thursday voted 5-2 to recommend the use of a new preventative RSV therapy in babies, Merck’s ...

The interim leadership of the CDC held its first all-hands meeting of the Trump administration, and STAT listened in.

The staff of two world-class CDC laboratories that were slated to be closed by the Trump administration have been informed ...

What does the fracturing of vaccine advice and policy mean for the U.S. health care ecosystem? Will the potential head of the ...

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

For women, Audre Lorde wrote, poetry is not a luxury. Rather, it is “a vital necessity of our existence.” Here’s a poem I ...

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

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

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

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