This was an organized chat about how how clinical trials are impacting and are impacted by COVID-19. The original chat took place on April 15, 2020. Since then several major trials have had partial…

The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

Tecovirimat is approved for smallpox treatment under the Food and Drug Administration Animal Rule on the basis of efficacy in nonhuman primate models of mpox (previously known as monkeypox). Howeve...

Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally.

The U.S. no longer broadly recommends vaccines for flu, hepatitis A and B, and RSV. Health officials say the guidance aligns with that of peer countries.

A leading vaccine expert on what the country’s newly overhauled immunization schedule means for children

Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.

New study finds people in underserved neighborhoods face the highest risk of foodborne infections

An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts can’t participate.

Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.

More than half of the roughly 1,300 CDC layoff notices have been rescinded, but workers at health agencies who work on biodefense and mental health still lost their jobs.

The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...