May 09 Watch 6:48 This Cuban lung cancer drug is giving some U.S. patients hope By PBS News Hour A promising lung cancer treatment from Cuba is getting attention from U.S. patients, some of whom are already traveling there to try the drug in hopes of stopping their cancer from growing. American doctors can't prescribe CIMAvax because the Food… Continue watching
Apr 12 In 'stealth move,' Michigan refines vaccine waivers, improves rate among kids By Guy Gugliotta, Kaiser Health News A whooping cough and measles outbreak prompted lawmakers to require parents to personally meet with health officials before a waiver can be granted. Continue reading
Jan 11 What Trump, Kennedy can and can't do to change U.S. vaccine policy By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine critic, told reporters Tuesday that he will chair a commission on vaccine safety and scientific integrity. But what's possible for Trump to change — and what’s not?… Continue reading
Jan 10 Trump pegs vaccine skeptic to run safety commission, alarming doctors By Lauran Neergaard and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is reviving long debunked attempts to link vaccines to autism, asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- a vocal skeptic -- to chair a commission on vaccination safety. Continue reading
Oct 01 The flu vaccine is set to get a makeover By Helen Branswell, STAT The World Health Organization recommended that flu vaccine manufacturers swap out a component based on one flu virus with an updated version. Continue reading
May 25 Here's why states want to make it tough to skip childhood vaccines By Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline Even a small number of unvaccinated people can undermine the immunity of the larger population, which is leading public health officials and vaccine advocates to push for changes. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 6:04 Why is Zika virus spreading so quickly? By PBS News Hour Weeks ago, hardly anyone in the U.S. knew what the Zika virus was. Now the mosquito-borne illness is raising serious fears, especially for pregnant women. Judy Woodruff talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health about the… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch How to grow an Ebola vaccine with a tobacco plant By PBS News Hour What looks like an ordinary greenhouse is actually an around-the-clock Ebola vaccine factory. At a facility in Kentucky, plants are being injected with a protein in order to spur them into producing one of the three antibodies used in the… Continue watching
Sep 16 Vaccination rates for older adults falling short By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Three out of four Americans older than 60 don’t get a shingles vaccine, but that's not the only shot that public health officials are struggling to persuade older Americans to get. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 5:01 How long-lasting is promising Ebola vaccine protection? By PBS News Hour A clinical trial in Guinea found that an experimental vaccine was 75 to 100 percent effective in blocking new infections of the Ebola virus. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health about the vaccine. Continue watching