Also this week: Latino teens take the lead in vaccine education, and fresh signs the tripledemic is on the wane.
Is the government serious about attacking super-high drug prices by paying only for those with proven benefit for patients? The Aduhelm decision will be a critical tell.
President-elect Biden will likely move quickly to undo a slew of Trump-era health care policies.
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"This profound mistrust is fueled by the staggering absence of clear, unified national leadership on the public health crisis, a failure unparalleled in our history," writes public health leader Georges Benjamin.
Science reporters Umair Irfan of Vox and Dan Vergano of BuzzFeed break down the latest vaccine developments and key flashpoints moving forward.
Dr. Shantanu Nundy explains why the idea of putting swabs in the hands of Americans is gaining traction.
Too often, a woman and her doctor have to guess whether a drug is safe, because very few studies have looked at the effects of medications during pregnancy.
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Researchers say a new test for valley fever can return nearly 100 percent accurate results in under two hours. It’s a breakthrough for the orphan disease.