A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox
Physician and podcast host C茅line Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh and brought back never-before-heard stories, many from public health workers whose voices have been missing from the record documenting the eradication of smallpox.
Watch: Many Americans Are Unaware of HIV Prevention Medication
Some Americans mistakenly believe medication to prevent HIV transmission through sex is just for certain groups such as gay men, but anyone who鈥檚 at risk for contracting HIV through sex could benefit.
What I Learned From the World鈥檚 Last Smallpox Patient
Declaring victory over a disease can be easier than meeting survivors鈥 needs.
Will Covid Spike Again This Fall? 6 Tips to Help You Stay Safe
Recent research suggests that the covid virus is mutating to better dodge people鈥檚 immune defenses. It could soon evade monoclonal antibodies used to treat covid. KHN examines what public health officials believe is on the horizon and how best to fight the disease.
El regreso de la poliomielitis y la vuelta a clases: lo que debes saber
Ahora que la poliomielitis vuelve a aparecer d茅cadas despu茅s de que se considerara eliminada en Estados Unidos, los que no est谩n familiarizados con la temida enfermedad necesitan una gu铆a para protegerse a s铆 mismos y a sus hijos
With Polio鈥檚 Return, Here鈥檚 What Back-to-Schoolers Need to Know
Because polio has been vanishingly rare in the United States for nearly a half-century, doctors may not consider it when diagnosing patients with typical symptoms. Here are the signs and the science behind an infectious disease that is largely a mystery to modern society.
Did the US Jump the Gun With the New Omicron-Targeted Vaccines?
With fears of a winter surge looming, government agencies have authorized and encouraged vaccination with a newly formulated booster. But the science to support that decision remains inconclusive.
To Stem the Spread of Monkeypox, Health Departments Tap Into Networks of Those Most at Risk
Although the disease is currently spreading almost exclusively among men who have sex with men, some cases are turning up in other populations 鈥 and that number is likely to grow if public health officials don鈥檛 effectively nip the outbreak in the bud.
Lo que debes saber sobre la viruela del simio
Generalmente es una enfermedad leve, pero puede ser grave o incluso mortal para las personas inmunodeprimidas, embarazadas, fetos o reci茅n nacidos, mujeres lactantes, ni帽os peque帽os y personas con enfermedades de la piel, como eccema.
What You Need to Know About Monkeypox
For now, monkeypox poses a low risk to the U.S. public, but it could become a problem if the spread is left unchecked. Here鈥檚 what everyone should know about it.
