Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. The recent meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and ...

Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to ...

CDC faces leadership exodus amid policy disputes, raising concerns over scientific independence and outbreak readiness.

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Global health alerts are up for polio. The CDC warns travellers to take extra care. Poliovirus is detected in many countries. This reminds everyone the fight is not over. Pharmacists play a key role ...

Ultimately, one-third of child deaths are due to vaccine-preventable diseases, posing risks within our borders and beyond. But we have a safe, cost-effective solution.

A Rolling Stone investigation uncovered irregularities in the ethics review of a $1.6 million research grant to examine the effects of a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau ...

Placing Jay Bhattacharya in charge of both NIH and CDC raises concerns ...