As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining, particularly for children and 65+ adults

So far, fewer than half of US children and older adults have been vaccinated during this year’s high-severity flu season.

Annette Regan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Feb. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security

USAID has a decades-long history of fighting smallpox, polio, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV.

Nicole Hassoun, Professor of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
Feb. 25, 2025 • ~8 min

CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies

The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 shot.

Jordan Miller, Teaching Professor of Public Health, Arizona State University • conversation
Feb. 19, 2025 • ~10 min

How optimism can keep you healthy during stressful times

New research digs into how optimism and pessimism affect well-being when facing stress, such as during the COVID pandemic.

Dan Bernardi - Syracuse U. • futurity
Feb. 17, 2025 • ~5 min

Prioritise vaccine boosters for vulnerable immunocompromised patients, say scientists

Vaccinations alone may not be enough to protect people with compromised immune systems from infection, even if the vaccine has generated the production of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 12, 2025 • ~5 min

1 gene variant may put you at higher risk of COVID

A new discovery offers a deeper understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to COVID-19 infection.

Iqbal Pittalwala - UC Riverside • futurity
Feb. 5, 2025 • ~5 min

What the ‘moral distress’ of doctors tells us about eroding trust in health care

When doctors feel unable to provide the care they believe is best for their patients, they may experience what bioethicists call ‘moral distress.’

Daniel T. Kim, Assistant Professor of Bioethics, Albany Medical College • conversation
Feb. 4, 2025 • ~8 min

A new vaccine approach could help combat future coronavirus pandemics

The nanoparticle-based vaccine shows promise against many variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related sarbecoviruses that could jump to humans.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Jan. 23, 2025 • ~9 min

Multiple COVID infections may raise your risk of long COVID

"...with this cohort the evidence is clear that by having COVID numerous times, patients became more at-risk for developing long COVID."

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Jan. 22, 2025 • ~6 min

Vaccine hesitancy among pet owners is growing – a public health expert explains why that matters

About 4% of dogs and 12% of cats remain unvaccinated against rabies, posing risks for society.

Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University • conversation
Jan. 14, 2025 • ~7 min

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