This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At a time when the U.S. is experiencing one of the worst COVID-19 infection rates among wealthy nations, Americans could take some cautionary lessons from South Africa, the nation that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The government’s adjusted rules, which will be rolled out across the UK, mean that gay and bisexual men in long-term relationships will be able to donate blood. Until now, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I cried at my desk this week. I could probably start every story I’ve written since February with that sentence but this was different. They were tears of joy and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After the US Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, Holly Fernandez Lynch sheds light on the EUA process. The agency is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Campaigns against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are taking a heavy hit in some parts of the world in the face of COVID-19. While there are groups and individuals carrying out exceptional efforts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (“the Hutch”) launched its partnership in 2008 with the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) in Kampala, Uganda, there was exactly one oncologist for the entire East African…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer of The Max Foundation, being told you or someone you love has cancer is one of the worst things that can happen in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I hear that I might still have to wear a mask even after I get vaccinated. Why? It will likely be the continued recommendation that everyone wear a mask when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bahar Aliakbarian, Michigan State University Bahar Aliakbarian is an expert in supply chain management in pharmaceuticals and a professor at the School of Packaging at Michigan State University. Below, she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nine out of 10 people in dozens of poor nations could miss out on getting vaccinated against Covid-19 next year because rich countries have hoarded far more doses than they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wesley Kufel, Binghamton University, State University of New York The first U.S. COVID-19 vaccines are expected in clinics in mid-December, and states are drawing up plans for who should get…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last two decades, new HIV infections have fallen by nearly 40%, marking significant development in the effort to eliminate the virus. But a new report by UNICEF warns…