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Top Senate Republican Says PEPFAR Program in Jeopardy
Foreign Affairs Relations Chair Jim Risch said money from the AIDS relief program paid for abortions
New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of BMI
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago
Suspected Outbreak of Marburg Virus Kills Eight in Tanzania, WHO Says
A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them
A Whole New Thing that Could End the World
Why we won’t cause a mirror bacteria apocalypse — thanks to science
Biden Faltered on Bird Flu. Here's How Trump Can Course-Correct
The Biden administration's bird flu response has been too slow. Now comes a test for Trump's White House
How Visa Rejections are Stalling Africa's Health Research
Experts call for visa equity to boost participation of scientists from the global south
The Surgeon General Wants the United States to Know Alcohol Causes Cancer. Plenty Stands in His Way
Proposed new warning labels would require action by Congress and the next White House
Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
Problems with getting vaccines to families have left many children unvaccinated and in danger of contracting the virus
The CDC Has Confirmed the First Severe Case of Bird Flu in a Human in the United States
Federal health officials are addressing the first severe case of bird flu detected in a human during the U.S. outbreak
Are Childhood Vaccines ‘Overloading’ the Immune System? No.
Vaccines today are more efficient and contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system than some used decades ago
Truth-Teller or Reflexive Contrarian: Which Marty Makary Would Run the FDA?
Makary earned praise for his embrace of science, but some in public health are uneasy