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Jason Gale

Senior Editor

RF A teenager's hands covered in a measles rash.

Health

Why Measles Cases in the US Are at a Three-Decade High

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies Before Senate HELP Committee

Prognosis

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Purge Shakes Scientists — and Polio Survivors

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Dispatch

The Silent Virus Behind Mono Is Now a Prime Suspect in Major Diseases

Epstein-Barr virus, which causes glandular fever, was once dismissed as a rite of passage. Scientists now link it to cancer and multiple sclerosis.

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Prognosis

How Covid Can Break Blood Vessels and Clog Arteries

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies Before Senate HELP Committee

RFK Jr. Slams Medical Journals, Floats In-House Publishing Plan

Inauguration Of Donald Trump As 47th President Of The United States

Prognosis

A Wake-Up Call From Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

President Biden Speaks On Jobs Report And Economy

Explainer

Joe Biden Has Prostate Cancer. How Serious Is the Disease?

A colorized transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle.

Health

US Vaccine Watchdog Effort Begins as Measles Surge Draws Alarm

Science Research

Global Race to Lure US Researchers Intensifies as Trump Slashes Science Funding

A ‘Miracle’ HIV Drug May Not Reach the Women Who Need It Most

Dispatch

A ‘Miracle’ HIV Drug May Not Reach the Women Who Need It Most

Lenacapavir could be a gamechanger in the fight against infection. But US funding cuts have thrown the rollout of the twice-yearly injection into doubt.

Berlin Hit By Measles Outbreak

Prognosis

Tariffs Have Stifled Trade, Yet Measles Is Spreading With Few Limits

Royal Philips NV Chief Executive Officer Frans Van Houten Speaks At Innovation Day

Health

IVF Pioneer Monash Slumps 30% After News of Baby Born From Embryo Mix-Up

Black Fungus Infections Add To Covid Crisis In Rural India

Health

Once-Rare Fungal Diseases Are Killing Millions in an Unprepared World

Images Of Over-The-Counter Medicines And Dietary Supplements By Japanese Drugmakers

Prognosis

Can a Daily Pill Stop a Constant Killer in Its Tracks?

New State-Of-The Art Laboratory Gets To Work On AIDS Vaccine

Fruits of Decades of AIDS Vaccine Research Imperiled by Trump’s Withdrawal of US Funding

Patients Receive HIV And AIDS Services In Uganda, As Uncertainty Around USAID Funding Stirs Anxiety

Health

Trump’s Foreign Aid Retreat Guts Funding for HIV Treatments

Poultry Farm Operations As Egg Prices Soar

Prognosis

Health Secretary RFK Jr. Calls for Intensive Testing of Bird Flu Drugs on Poultry

The US Is Withdrawing From Global Health at a Dangerous Time

The Big Take

The US Is Withdrawing From Global Health at a Dangerous Time

Trump’s overhaul of the CDC has scientists worried about flu, measles and even Ebola.

Coronavirus Boosts Mobile Health App Demand

Health

As Measles Cases Surge in Texas, WHO’s Global Control Program Risks Collapse

Why a New Bat Coronavirus in China Is Raising Concern

Explainer

Why a New Bat Coronavirus in China Is Raising Concern