A new study finds that investments aimed at increasing vaccine coverage reap significant economic benefits in the long run, particularly in developing countries. More »
This study presents the first observed case of transmittable antibiotic resistance to colistin, one of the most potent antibiotics available. Colistin belongs to a class of antibiotics of “last resort,” called polymyxin. The study highlights the need for incre... More »
The recent Ebola epidemic, which started in Guinea in early 2014 and soon spread throughout Western Africa, has resulted in 10 cases treated on American soil – with two deaths. The US government has since worked to prevent the spread of the epidemic both at ho... More »
Aid worker Nina Goricar gives an eye-witness account of the Ebola quarantine in Monrovia, what’s missing from mainstream media coverage, and the effect of the crisis on Liberia’s basic health care and civic institutions. More »