Health
Vilifying Parents Who Don't Vaccinate Their Kids Is Counterproductive
The ongoing measles outbreak in the U.S., which has spread to 14 states, has provoked a rising vilification of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children.
"Vaccines"
Covert Operations vs. Public Health: What is the Government Thinking?
My attention having been riveted by Ebola, I missed this startling news last week: U.S. Agency for International Development sent young people undercover to Cuba to incite anti-government activism...
Health
When Will We Have a Vaccine for Ebola Virus?
The deadly Ebola outbreak in west Africa highlights the urgent need for a vaccine, and researchers say one may be available in a few years
Science Merit Badges
I was only in the Girl Scouts for a few years, but I really like the idea of merit badges: you do a task, master a skill, learn something new, and you get a physical token of your achievement to display on a sash...
Health
Who Remembers Smallpox?
A global immunization campaign in the mid-20th century eradicated the smallpox virus, one of the deadliest diseases in history
Fighting Cholera With Mass Vaccination
When studying bacteria it is quite easy to get fascinated with them as a laboratory specimen while forgetting the huge impact they can have in real life societies.
What do you need to know to survive this years flu?
I spent a year filtering spit and nasal washings, growing influenza in tissue cultures in a minimalist lab, and trying to develop an oral flu vaccine, all as part of my Infectious Diseases fellowship thirty years ago...
New iPhone App Helps Parents Get the Right Vaccine Information
When I was pregnant with my daughter in 2007/2008, the anti-vaccine movement was strong and hadn’t been fully debunked. My daily – hourly – thoughts revolved around the fear of a C-section...
New iPhone App Helps Parents Get the Right Vaccine Information
When I was pregnant with my daughter in 2007/2008, the anti-vaccine movement was strong and hadn’t been fully debunked. My daily – hourly – thoughts revolved around the fear of a C-section...
Molecules to Medicine: Public Health or Impaired Penises?
Today's news starkly juxtaposed this countries' priorities. First was news of the approval of yet another look-alike drug for erectile dysfunction, avanafil (Stendra).
The Sciences
The Top 10 Science Stories of 2009 [Slide Show]
A hominid ancestor, swine flu, the world's biggest laser system and other highlights that defined this year in science
