Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Scientific American: As Trump touts dangerous cures, here’s what we know about COVID-19 drug...

More than 207,000 people have died worldwide from COVID-19, but there are still no drugs proven to help treat the disease.

Oxford vaccine professor: rich countries have a moral duty to share their COVID-19 shots

Usually, World Immunisation Week is a chance for those of us who research vaccines to reinforce the message about their importance in saving lives....

Citing ‘big mistakes’ made in Covid-19 fight, Khanna and Warren lead 130+ Dems calling...

“The current administration’s response has exposed serious flaws in the country’s ability to combat large scale public health challenges.”

Learning to live with COVID – the tough choices ahead

To decide what is acceptable on the suppression strategy, we have to confront the fundamental conflict between values in the COVID trilemma.

SCOTUS rules on ban on gender transition care for minors

The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's ban did not violate "U.S. constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law by discriminating on the basis of sex" and upholds ban against treatment for minors.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta

“Tipping Point”: Ex-CDC Official Links Cyclospora & Measles Outbreaks to Trump’s Public Health Cuts

The United States is facing a number of major disease outbreaks, from foodborne cyclosporiasis to vaccine-preventable measles.

Paris Jackson underwent ECT for severe depression. Here’s why the treatment remains debated

Electroconvulsive therapy is supposed to be used only in extreme circumstances, such as when a patient is suicidal or when other treatments have failed.
River Street in downtown Troy, New York, whose last remaining hospital tried to close its birthing center. Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0

A NY Hospital Tried To Close Its Birthing Center. This City United To Fight...

The people of Troy, New York, united to challenge a national Catholic health system determined to close the last birthing center in the county.

US coronavirus cases pass 6 million, 180,000 deaths as schools struggle to reopen

Even though the number of hospitalizations is trending down, the number of new infections per day remains around 40,000.
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AOC: US must mass produce COVID-19 vaccine for world, or pandemic could drag on...

She calls on the United States to use tools like the Defense Production Act to mobilize mass production of vaccines to export for free around the world.