This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly three decades after contracting malaria multiple times in childhood, Dr. Rose Jalang’o is now spearheading Kenya’s rollout of the groundbreaking malaria vaccine. The RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine was approved by the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Newark, and Oakland, The Rockefeller Foundation’s Equity-First Vaccination Initiative (EVI) supports community-based organizations working to increase vaccine confidence and uptake in communities of color. In this blog post,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For children suffering from rare diseases, it usually takes years to receive a diagnosis. This “diagnostic odyssey” is filled with multiple referrals and a barrage of tests, seeking to uncover…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are, according to the World Health Organization, a “diverse group of 20 conditions” that are most common in tropical regions, and that often result in disability, cognitive damage,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rarely does an oncologist closely question a breast cancer patient about their blood glucose, body weight, lipid profile, or medications for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Instead, these issues are usually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Regular exercise can improve brain function and may protect against dementia in middle-aged and older adults, with women benefitting almost twice as much as men, according to new research. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How quickly can we modify COVID-19 vaccines to tackle any new variants that arise? Jennifer Pancorbo has some answers. The ongoing battles with COVID variants Delta and Omicron highlight just…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People are understandably worn out, tired of thinking about COVID-19 and wanting to get back to a true normal. This so-called “pandemic fatigue” is real. But it’s also contributing to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Young people are largely unaware of the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, through…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By some estimates, about 40 percent of the population of the United States will have been infected with the omicron variant of Covid-19 by the time the current wave fully subsides. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we approach the second anniversary of the initial COVID-19 outbreak, there is plenty of talk about how the global response, or lack of it, has exposed deep inequities in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The National Toxicology Program, or NTP, released its 15th report on carcinogens last month, adding eight new substances to a growing list of recognized cancer-causing agents found in many consumer products and…