The US is approaching a dangerous measles precipice, scientists say
In December, Stanford School of Medicine colleagues, Dr. Nathan Lo and Mathew Kiang got to talking.
Apr 28, 2025
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Infections: News and Research on Myelitis
MeSH tree: C01.207.618
Q&A: Measles may be making a comeback in the US
Childhood vaccination rates have been falling in the United States, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lower levels of immunity have resulted in a resurgence of measles cases, including a recent outbreak ...
Apr 24, 2025
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How the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home and abroad
When the Trump administration announced in February 2025 that it was cutting 10% of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it seemed that a small but storied program within it called the Epidemic Intelligence ...
Apr 14, 2025
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To eradicate polio once and for all, we need a new vaccine—that's what we're working on
Aside from recent outbreaks of polio in war-torn regions of the world, the deadly virus is close to being eradicated, thanks to vaccines.
Apr 14, 2025
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Those living with polio say don't forget
Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted the virus' spread.
Apr 5, 2025
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Five years of COVID-19 underscore value of coordinated efforts to manage disease
Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, began as a "cluster of severe pneumonia cases of unknown cause" ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Detection of poliovirus in EU sewage samples requires enhanced vaccination and increased surveillance: Report
Between September and December 2024, four countries in the EU/EEA (Finland, Germany, Poland, Spain) and the United Kingdom reported detections of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in sewage samples. This ...
Jan 31, 2025
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WHO in Africa: Three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump's decision to pull out
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) will be keenly felt across the globe, with profound implications for health in Africa.
Jan 29, 2025
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State lawmakers are pushing for vaccine exemptions even as childhood vaccination rates fall
Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Expert outlines plan to combat antivaccine movement's next phase
In a recent essay, pediatrician-scientist Peter Hotez proposes a focus on local data, improved benefit-risk communications, actively countering health disinformation, and state-level action to address antivaccine sentiment ...
Jan 8, 2025
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