Céline Gounder

cgounder@kff.org

Trump Administration Is Ending Multiple HIV Vaccine Studies, Scientists and Officials Say

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The cuts will shutter two major HIV vaccine research efforts, and a National Institutes of Health senior official said the agency has been instructed not to issue any more HIV vaccine research funding in the next fiscal year, with few exceptions.

What To Know About RFK Jr.’s Stances on Key Health Issues and What He Could Do at HHS

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is coming into the nomination process in an unusual position, with a long list of his own policy priorities separate from the president-elect’s, and a public promise by Trump to let him “go wild” on his ideas. Céline […]

La vacuna contra el sarampión es segura y eficaz. No te dejes engañar por los escépticos

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Este año, el 80% de los casos ha sido en personas no vacunadas o con un estatus de vacunación desconocido. Muchos padres han sido influenciados por una avalancha de desinformación difundida por políticos y personalidades en redes sociales, podcasts, y en la TV.

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

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Physician and podcast host Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh and brought back never-before-heard stories, many from public health workers whose voices have been missing from the record documenting the eradication of smallpox.

Watch: Many Americans Are Unaware of HIV Prevention Medication

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Some Americans mistakenly believe medication to prevent HIV transmission through sex is just for certain groups such as gay men, but anyone who’s at risk for contracting HIV through sex could benefit.

Will Covid Spike Again This Fall? 6 Tips to Help You Stay Safe

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Recent research suggests that the covid virus is mutating to better dodge people’s immune defenses. It could soon evade monoclonal antibodies used to treat covid. KHN examines what public health officials believe is on the horizon and how best to fight the disease.

El regreso de la poliomielitis y la vuelta a clases: lo que debes saber

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Ahora que la poliomielitis vuelve a aparecer décadas después de que se considerara eliminada en Estados Unidos, los que no están familiarizados con la temida enfermedad necesitan una guía para protegerse a sí mismos y a sus hijos

With Polio’s Return, Here’s What Back-to-Schoolers Need to Know

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Because polio has been vanishingly rare in the United States for nearly a half-century, doctors may not consider it when diagnosing patients with typical symptoms. Here are the signs and the science behind an infectious disease that is largely a mystery to modern society.

Did the US Jump the Gun With the New Omicron-Targeted Vaccines?

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With fears of a winter surge looming, government agencies have authorized and encouraged vaccination with a newly formulated booster. But the science to support that decision remains inconclusive.

To Stem the Spread of Monkeypox, Health Departments Tap Into Networks of Those Most at Risk

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Although the disease is currently spreading almost exclusively among men who have sex with men, some cases are turning up in other populations — and that number is likely to grow if public health officials don’t effectively nip the outbreak in the bud.

Lo que debes saber sobre la viruela del simio

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Generalmente es una enfermedad leve, pero puede ser grave o incluso mortal para las personas inmunodeprimidas, embarazadas, fetos o recién nacidos, mujeres lactantes, niños pequeños y personas con enfermedades de la piel, como eccema.