Sean Campbell, Investigative journalist, The Conversation; Charlene Harrington, Professor Emeritus of Social Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation and Nursing was abysmal when state inspectors filed their survey report of the Kentucky facility on…
Lucas A. Berenbrok, University of Pittsburgh; Colleen Culley, University of Pittsburgh, and Karen Steinmetz Pater, University of Pittsburgh The ramp-up to cold and flu season is a bad time for consumers to…
Michael McQuarrie, Arizona State University The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions reached a tentative agreement with its employer on a new four-year contract on Oct. 13, 2023. They agreed following the largest…
Neil Marsh, University of Michigan Antiviral drugs are generally considered to be a 20th century invention. But recent research has uncovered an unexpected facet to your immune system: It can synthesize its…
Marlys Fassett, University of California, San Francisco Itching can be uncomfortable, but it’s a normal part of your skin’s immune response to external threats. When you’re itching from an encounter with poison…
Vaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge
Libby Richards, Purdue University As cold and flu season ramps up, health care experts are once again on high alert for the possibility of a tripledemic, or a surge brought on by…
Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University The Biden administration released on Aug. 29, 2023, a list of the first 10 drugs that will be up for negotiations with pharmaceutical companies over their…
Michael McQuarrie, Arizona State University More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023, after…
Adrian Hill, University of Oxford The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will be a game-changer in the fight against malaria, which kills half a million people…
Oluwafemi Atanda Adeagbo, University of Iowa; Engelbert Bain Luchuo, University of Johannesburg, and Oluwaseun Abdulganiyu Badru, University of Iowa HIV self-test kits were developed to make it easier for people to access…
Jennifer DeBruyn, University of Tennessee Each human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms that are important for your health while you’re alive. These microbial symbionts help you digest food,…