Hawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames Kennedy for Measles Deaths in Samoa
It was a spasm of tragedy on a remote Pacific island that only a few months later was overshadowed by a global pandemic. But to Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii,…
Caroline Kennedy Urges Senators to Reject RFK Jr. for Health Secretary
Caroline Kennedy wrote a letter to key senators on Tuesday, calling her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a “predator” who is addicted to the attention he gets from airing dangerous…
R.F.K. Jr., in His Own Words: Flu, Diabetes, Autism and More
At Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings, beginning on Wednesday, senators are expected to question him closely about his controversial views on vaccines. For years Mr. Kennedy has questioned the…
The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund Kennedy Would Oversee
When President Bill Clinton worked with a bipartisan Congress to enact a federal program to guarantee vaccines for poor children, they agreed that the authority over buying shots from drug…
Trump Moves Toward Pushing Openly Transgender People Out of Military
President Trump on Monday moved toward pushing openly transgender people out of the military, directed the Pentagon to end diversity programs and ordered the reinstatement of many service members dismissed…
La gripe aviar en EE. UU. entra en una nueva fase
Cuando la gripe aviar afectó por primera vez al ganado lechero hace un año, parecía posible que afectara a unos pocos rebaños aislados y desapareciera tan rápidamente como había aparecido.…
In ‘Eureka Day,’ a Scene About Vaccines Devolves, Hilariously
The third scene of the new Broadway production of “Eureka Day” could be titled The Way We Discourse Now. As written by the playwright Jonathan Spector, the scene reliably has…
Flu Season is in Full Swing. When Do You Need Tamiflu?
The flu is raging across the United States — and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expect cases will remain high over the next few weeks. “It’s out of…
‘This Is a Dangerous Virus’
When bird flu first struck dairy cattle a year ago, it seemed possible that it might affect a few isolated herds and disappear as quickly as it had appeared. Instead,…
The Evidence For the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Explained
Before their immune systems mature, young children are especially vulnerable to infections — and to falling far more ill than adults might with certain common illnesses. That’s why childhood vaccination…