Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.

Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.

Some comments on a proposed OMB research rule have been mysteriously removed from a public-facing government webpage.

Or, why I won’t be going on book tour

Finally, someone is taking measles seriously! Gov. Kathy Hochul declares a disaster emergency as cases increase in New York.

The chickenpox vaccine appears to protect against shingles, according to a large new analysis.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in response to rising measles cases on Monday, as infections skyrocket nationwide.

Canada may not have a national health care system, but we should still have coherent national policies on essential issues like vaccination

Snell et al. develop sequencing methodology to identify full-length spike haplotypes and show that persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections drive divergent haplotype emergence, accelerating viral evolution an...

Persistent symptoms can harm the lungs and other organs, including the brain.

Two that are promising, and one that is difficult to talk about

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

Two that are promising, and one that is difficult to talk about

A delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options.

The CDC has opened up the process for states to order free vaccines for children, nearly 1 month after the FDA approved updated COVID shots.

This week, a Superior Court judge upheld what’s already been law in Connecticut: that there are no religious exemptions when it comes to requirements for kids getting vaccinated for school. Connecticu...

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.

A heated debate took place in the Oval Office on Friday, with some Trump officials accusing the National Institutes of Health of funding grants that conflict with the president’s agenda.

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.

CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases

Varicella (chickenpox) caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a highly contagious pediatric disease. While it typically manifests as a mild disease, complications leading to hospitalization are not...

A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.

The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner.

Democrats say the timing is suspicious, given the Dec. 1 deadline is after Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republicans who supported the state’s abortion ban are up for reelection.

A scientific and civilizational horror story.

A prominent psychologist and meditation teacher set out to research the benefits of the practice. What she found alarmed her.

Attention has waned but patients are still suffering

The department argued in a court filing that OpenAI legally used articles by The New York Times to develop A.I., adding that national security depended on American tech dominance.

RFK Jr, the health secretary, has suggested the deaths were ‘fabricated’ while the CDC claimed it was reviewing them

The failure to reckon with lives needlessly lost will make the next pandemic deadlier

Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many...

The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.

Long Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients, who have little recourse to fight it. A team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is looking for answers

The family at the center of Pennsylvania’s measles controversy tells their story.