Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.

Four members of the ACIP, which advises the CDC on vaccination policy, have had their status as special government employees ...

The simplicity of Merck's monoclonal antibody for RSV in infants could be a plus in its competition with AstraZeneca's ...

The Trump administration’s gutting of global aid is threatening to collapse a network of laboratories responsible for global ...

The rewriting of government recommendations will make the effort to get vaccine doses into arms exponentially more difficult, ...

This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and ...

The FDA has approved Moderna’s new Covid-19 vaccine, though it placed restrictions on its use that the company’s existing ...

HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger ...

On this week's podcast, STAT's Helen Branswell talks about BARDA cancelling its contract with Moderna and RFK Jr. taking an ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen ...

STAT senior writer for infectious disease Helen Branswell answers the most frequently asked questions about what is happening with mpox now and what can be done to stop this current outbreak.