Apoorva Mandavilli
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Scientists Investigating Alzheimer’s Drug Faulted in Leaked Report
A professor at the City College of New York engaged in “significant research misconduct,” an expert committee concluded.
Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open.
Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings.
Expert Panel Recommends New Drugs for HIV Prevention
The “grade A” endorsement means that two additional drugs should be covered under the Affordable Care Act.
Federal Officials Hatch a Three-Pronged Defense Against Another ‘Tripledemic’
This fall, Americans will be urged to get shots against the flu, Covid and, if they’re older, R.S.V.
F.D.A. Outlines a Plan for Annual Covid Boosters
In advance of a scientific meeting on Thursday, officials proposed offering new shots to Americans each fall, a strategy long employed against the flu.
The Only H.I.V. Vaccine in Advanced Trials Has Failed. What Now?
Janssen Pharmaceuticals ended a global trial after independent experts determined the vaccine was not effective. But there are other possibilities in the pipeline, scientists said.
No Increased Stroke Risk Linked to Pfizer’s Covid Boosters, Federal Officials Say
An uptick hinted at in surveillance data was a mirage, the officials said.
Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.
The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any...
Scientists Are Gaining On RSV, a Persistent Threat to Children
Vaccines and treatments are in trials, but the virus remains a leading killer of infants worldwide.
Britain Scales Back Foreign Aid, Threatening Progress in Global Health
The nation is often the second-largest donor to groups working in poor countries to prevent and treat infectious diseases, and to provide reproductive health services...