4 min read AS THE PITT marches toward the end of its exciting second season, there are plenty of running storylines nearing conclusion. What will happen to Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle)? What’s the deal with Baby Jane Doe? Will Dr. Langdon (Patrick Ball) find redemption? What direction will Javadi (Shabana Azeez) and Dr. Mohan (Supriya
WASHINGTON — Americans struggling through the worsening coronavirus outbreak got some rare good news this week as researchers delivered encouraging updates about potential vaccines. Even Dr. Anthony Fauci, whose gloomy warnings have frustrated President Donald Trump, has sounded consistently enthusiastic about the prospects.It’s a heartening thought that even as the country has failed to contain…
Medical personnel check temperatures of patients visiting Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe imposed one of the strictest nationwide lockdowns in Africa on Wednesday. The country's number of active coronavirus cases has surpassed the number of recoveries. Activists and commentators, however, believe the strict lockdown rules come in light of a planned nationwide protest on 31 July.The…
The insurgent attacks in northern Mozambique started in 2017, but escalated recently, with more than 1 000 people killed and 210 000 displaced.The attacks are carried out by an extremist Islamic group called Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah with ties to ISIS.The South African government has been very stingy with information on the matter, apart from…
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KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to