An outbreak of measles is currently raging in Texas. Health officials have documented dozens of cases over the past month, but the true tally may be substantially higher. On Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services provided the latest update on the measles outbreak, which has been ongoing since at least mid-January. Within the […]
Bernie Sanders to RFK Jr.: Do You Recognize This Anti-Vaxxer Baby Onesie?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has vowed to solve America’s “chronic health epidemic,” and, in so doing, “Make America Healthy Again.” Part of this national health glow-up involves bringing new levels of transparency to the federal government, Kennedy has argued, which is ironic […]
From Covid to Norovirus: Moderna’s mRNA Tech Takes on Stomach Flu
The misery of the common stomach flu may be coming to an end. Pharmaceutical company Moderna has launched a large-scale Phase III trial that will test out a vaccine against norovirus, a frequent and sometimes dangerous source of food poisoning. Moderna’s Nova 301 trial is set to kick into full gear this year, following the […]