Opinion

COVID Made Us All a Little Insane

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Mar 14, 2024 A grudging acknowledgment that public health officials got some things wrong would benefit us in the long run. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

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Flu Season

Peter Kuper Dec 21, 2023 Dig deeper

Health & Wellness

Commercialization Has Made Access to the COVID Vaccine More Difficult

Laura Weiss / Prism Oct 10, 2023 Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Covid’s Back. I’m Positive.

Ed Wexler Sep 25, 2023 Dig deeper

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Ignoring COVID

John Darkow Sep 14, 2023 Dig deeper

Trump to Detail U.S. Coronavirus Efforts; Schumer Seeks $8.5B

DARLENE SUPERVILLE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2020 The president pushes back against criticism that his administration isn't doing enough to meet the threat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Is a Product of Our Failed Health Care System

By Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon Jan 27, 2020 Would you rather be a patient or a consumer? Buying your way to even crackpot health gives the illusion of autonomy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Measles in the Wind

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Minn. May 6, 2019 Dig deeper

Scientists Scramble to Save Data in Face of Government Shutdown

LAURAN NEERGAARD / The Associated Press Jan 18, 2018 “You have experiments that have been going on for months if not years, and then all of a sudden you’ve got to stop—you can’t do that,” says a top doctor at the National Institutes of Health. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver Has a Message for Vaccine Skeptics, Including President Trump (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host debunks the myth that vaccinations pose a threat to the children who receive them. The "Last Week Tonight" host debunks the myth that vaccinations pose a threat to the children who receive them. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Oliver: Science à La Carte Is Dangerous–You Can’t Just Cherry Pick Studies (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2016 The "Last Week Tonight" host explains how media reports of incomplete or out-of-context scientific studies have led to climate change denial and the belief that vaccines cause autism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ebola Vaccine Proves 100 Percent Successful in Small Trial

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 31, 2015 A vaccine to fight the deadly Ebola virus has been shown to be 100 percent successful in a trial conducted in Guinea. Experts say the drug is likely to put an end to the West African epidemic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )