Public health

US Stillbirth Rate Drops Slightly, but Inequities Persist

  The United States saw a small but encouraging improvement in its stillbirth rate last year, according to newly released…

4 weeks ago

US Ends Longstanding World AIDS Day Recognition

  For the first time in decades, the United States has chosen not to formally recognize World AIDS Day, a…

1 month ago

CDC Acting Director Proposes Splitting MMR Vaccine Without Scientific Backing

  The acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called for vaccine manufacturers to develop…

3 months ago

The WHO’s aversion to e-cigarettes could prove deadly

One of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most important meetings was recently held in Geneva, where the future health of…

4 years ago

New Covid treatments offer solution for Delta variant and beyond

On Monday, Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty became the first Covid-19 vaccine to move past Emergency Use Authorization and gain full FDA approval…

4 years ago

Innovative treatments give new hope to Covid-19 patients

The US Food and Drug Administration and the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) both recently approved the emergency…

5 years ago