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July 28, 2008Health
NIH Official: HIV Vaccine Research "Swimming in the Dark": NIAID director Anthony Fauci discusses AIDS vaccine; Nikhil Swaminathan

January 22, 2020Public Health
Infectious Disease Expert Discusses What We Know about the New Virus in China: Federal disease agency director Anthony Fauci discusses the novel pathogen that has, so far, sickened hundreds in Asia and one person in the U.S.; Tanya Lewis

September 24, 2009
AIDS vaccine surprises scientists, proves partially successful: In an early-morning announcement today, researchers reported that an experimental HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) vaccine effectively reduced the number of people who contracted the virus by nearly a third...; Katherine Harmon

June 7, 2020Behavior
Why Would Anyone Distrust Anthony Fauci?: It’s because Americans tend to believe in science, but they don’t always think scientists share their values; John H. Evans and Eszter Hargittai | Opinion

March 26, 2020Behavior
Anthony Fauci Shows Us the Right Way to Be an Expert: He’s grounded in humility and humanity; he uses plain language; he admits uncertainties and failings; and he refuses to make the science overtly political; Gregory E. Kaebnick | Opinion

March 26, 2020Public Health
For Budding Researchers like Me, COVID-19 Is a Lesson in Science Communication: The outbreak has made it plain how important it is to explain to the public what we know and what we don’t, clearly and honestly; Adeline Williams | Opinion

July 18, 2008
NIH official nixes large HIV vaccine trial: The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) this week canceled plans for a large clinical trial of an experimental vaccine to combat the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).; Nikhil Swaminathan

May 26, 2020Policy
Robert May (1936–2020) and the Future of Scientific Research: He was utterly unpretentious, without guile or dissimulation, and candid to the point of tactlessness—qualities in unfortunately short supply today; Edward Tenner | Opinion

August 19, 2016Policy
Truth about Zika: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, discusses what scientists know—and what they don’t—about Zika and its spread...

February 10, 2009
HIV microbicides that might actually work: Until now, the news on HIV microbicides—gels, creams and foams applied to the vagina and rectum to prevent transmission of the disease—has been dismal.; Coco Ballantyne

August 22, 2016Public Health
Zika Poised for Possible Spread across U.S. Gulf: Record flooding in Louisiana may promote spread of the virus

September 1, 2011
Contagion Spreads Truths about Bioterrorism: NEW YORK—Just as a true outbreak might, the new viral thriller Contagion , opening this weekend, begins unremarkably enough. A simple cough, heard against a black screen.This is no ordinary hack, of course...; Katherine Harmon

March 8, 2020Public Health
The Trump Administration’s Misinformation Machine: Mere lying is one thing; silencing the voices of those who disagree is something far more serious and more dangerous; Charles Seife | Opinion

July 10, 2014Health
HIV Detected in “Cured” Mississippi Baby, Creating Huge AIDS Therapy Setback: The infant was placed back on medication but the clinical trial to replicate virus suppression is still expected to proceed; Dina Fine Maron

June 21, 2016Medicine
The U.S. Takes Its First Shot at Zika: An NIH-backed vaccine is among several heading for human trials, but the timeline for large-scale deployment remains murky; Dina Fine Maron

June 5, 2020Public Health
Coronavirus News Roundup, May 30–June 5: Here are pandemic highlights for the week; Robin Lloyd | Opinion

September 25, 2014Health
Weaponized Ebola: Is It Really a Bioterror Threat?: What would it take to hijack the virus in west Africa and turn it into a bioterror agent elsewhere?; Dina Fine Maron

March 5, 2021Public Health
Coronavirus News Roundup: February 27–March 5: Pandemic highlights for the week; Robin Lloyd | Opinion

December 1, 2008Health
Fact or Fiction?: Circumcision Helps Prevent HIV Infection: We unpack whether a controversial prevention method works

August 8, 2013Health
Zapped Malaria Parasite Raises Vaccine Hopes: The maverick malaria vaccine achieves 100 percent protection using parasites from irradiated mosquitoes; Declan Butler and Nature magazine

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