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

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

After a gunman shot up CDC headquarters, employees had harrowing stories and questions about "disinformation that caused this ...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to discontinue funding for mRNA vaccines has alarmed scientists. But it is ...

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

Boston, MA (February 24, 2021) – STAT, the most influential health, science, and medicine publication, today announced that veteran infectious disease and global health reporter Helen Branswell ...

As the U.S. crosses 1 million Covid-19 deaths, STAT's Helen Branswell reflects on what we've experienced during the past two-plus years.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Stat News' Helen Branswell about how pandemic precautions like masking may have eliminated certain strains of the flu, which could mean flu shots will be easier to make.

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

Helen Branswell on monkeypox, plus: an FDA controversy and fake Alzheimer’s data By Damian Garde, Allison DeAngelis, and Adam Feuerstein Reprints ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Helen Branswell is a Senior Writer for the STAT News with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2021 Call-In.

Helen Branswell, the infectious-diseases reporter for Stat, in Boston, was one of the first reporters to closely cover the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. She also knows how much we missed.