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Helen Branswell, STAT

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About Helen @HelenBranswell

Helen Branswell is STAT’s infectious diseases and public health reporter.

Helen’s Recent Stories

Health Jun 10

‘Part of the new reality’: Despite confusion, Zika warnings are here to stay

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to warn women who are pregnant to avoid traveling to wide swathes of Latin America and the Caribbean.

World Jun 09

Polio outbreak reported in Syria

An outbreak of vaccine-related polio cases has been reported in war-torn Syria, the World Health Organization announced Thursday — another hurdle for a nearly 30-year eradication effort that has seen more than its share of setbacks.

Health May 24

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus becomes the first African director-general of the World Health Organization

Ethiopia’s former health minister -- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus -- has been elected to serve as the next director-general of the World Health Organization — the first African picked to lead the global health agency.

World May 13

Ebola outbreak reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo

To date there have been nine suspected cases of Ebola, three of whom have died, according to local authorities. The first case dates back to April 22.

Health Apr 08

This community has slipped through the cracks of the U.S. health care system

Thousands of people in this northwestern corner of Arkansas, many of them working poor, are from a faraway constellation of islands. In all but the fewest cases they will never be able to qualify for Medicaid or Medicare under current…

Health Jan 17

A stealthy superbug appears to be spreading in U.S. hospitals, study finds

A new study suggests a dangerous, antibiotic-resistant superbug may be evading disease surveillance.

Health Jan 13

A superbug resistant to every available antibiotic in the U.S. kills Nevada woman

Public health officials from Nevada are reporting on a case of a woman who died in Reno in September from an incurable infection.

Health Dec 31

Zika threat isn’t over, CDC director warns pregnant women thinking about beach vacations

CDC Director Tom Frieden said he is worried that people may think the worst of Zika is over and that they can let down their guard.

Health Dec 18

With latest Zika research, our picture of the virus gets cloudier

Two new reports this week not only failed to arrive at a consensus about the virus, they may have sown even more confusion.

Health Dec 14

4 in 10 babies born after Zika infection may have brain defects, researchers say

The toll that Zika virus takes on pregnancies appears to be even higher than was previously estimated.

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