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The bombastic 19th-century anti-vaxxer who fueled Montreal’s smallpox epidemic The bombastic 19th-century anti-vaxxer who fueled Montreal’s smallpox epidemic

By Sabrina Sholts / MIT Press Reader

A doctor puts a bandage on the upper arm of a senior citizen.

CDC recommends Americans 65 and over get additional COVID-19 vaccine CDC recommends Americans 65 and over get additional COVID-19 vaccine

By Laura Baisas

A syringe with a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine next to its packaging.

How to check your measles vaccination status amid outbreak How to check your measles vaccination status amid outbreak

By Laura Baisas

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. This is an illustration of the two scientists.

mRNA vaccine innovators win the Nobel Prize in medicine mRNA vaccine innovators win the Nobel Prize in medicine

By Laura Baisas

Do I need a COVID booster? And all of your other questions answered.

Do I need a COVID booster? And all of your other questions answered. Do I need a COVID booster? And all of your other questions answered.

By Arthur Allen/KFF Health News

Kid with blonde hair wearing a blue COVID mask holding books and a backpack on the first day of school

How to avoid getting COVID again How to avoid getting COVID again

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Meningococcal bacteria under a microscope. According to the World Health Organization, meningitis caused an estimated 25,000 deaths in 2019.

Meningitis shot that fights 5 different strains shows promise in latest trial Meningitis shot that fights 5 different strains shows promise in latest trial

By Laura Baisas

Box of iHealth COVID rapid tests being distributed at a school before the US COVID public health emergency ended

Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

An older woman sits on a hospital bed.

FDA approves first RSV vaccine for adults after 60 years in the making FDA approves first RSV vaccine for adults after 60 years in the making

By Laura Baisas

CDC zombie preparedness guide comic panel from 2011

That time the CDC got people hyped for a zombie apocalypse That time the CDC got people hyped for a zombie apocalypse

By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Dermatologist checking moles on skin cancer patient's back

5 skin cancer-care tools you should look out for 5 skin cancer-care tools you should look out for

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Oxford malaria vaccine application kit

Ghana is the first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine Ghana is the first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine

By Jamie Dickman

A masked lab worker uses a pipette and a test tube.

White House invests $5 billion in new COVID vaccines and treatments as national emergency ends White House invests $5 billion in new COVID vaccines and treatments as national emergency ends

By Laura Baisas

Healthy adults don’t need to keep getting COVID-19 boosters, says WHO Healthy adults don’t need to keep getting COVID-19 boosters, says WHO

By Laura Baisas

A winning picture of mutated pollen grains, colorized, from the Koch Institute Image Awards.

Under a microscope, mouse colons and mutant pollen become art Under a microscope, mouse colons and mutant pollen become art

By Popular Science Team

A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better

A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better

By Sara Kiley Watson

Syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on a table with bandaids and a fan.

Moderna says it will keep its COVID-19 vaccine free (for now) Moderna says it will keep its COVID-19 vaccine free (for now)

By Laura Baisas

A scientist working at a microscope with a pipette.

A vaccine trial targeting the most lethal breast cancer just took its next step A vaccine trial targeting the most lethal breast cancer just took its next step

By Laura Baisas

A doctor in a surgical mask holding a vial of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine.

The FDA says get used to COVID-19 vaccine boosters The FDA says get used to COVID-19 vaccine boosters

By Laura Baisas

Myocarditis after COVID vaccines seen in MRI of heart

What’s really going on with myocarditis and COVID vaccines What’s really going on with myocarditis and COVID vaccines

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira