Apoorva Mandavilli
Science and global health reporter for The New York Times
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Embattled Alzheimer’s Researcher Is Charged With Fraudwww.nytimes.com Hoau-Yan Wang, a professor at City College, published studies supporting simufilam, now in advanced clinical trials.
New Covid Shots Recommended for Americans 6 Months and Older This Fallwww.nytimes.com As the virus continues to mutate, scientific advisers to the C.D.C. are urging Americans to roll up their sleeves again for annual vaccinations.
New Covid Shots Recommended for Americans 6 Months and Older This Fallwww.nytimes.com As the virus continues to mutate, scientific advisers to the C.D.C. are urging Americans to roll up their sleeves again for annual vaccinations.
Federal Officials Revise Recommendations for R.S.V. Vaccinewww.nytimes.com Among Americans aged 60 to 74, only those with certain health conditions need to receive the shots, the agency concluded.
A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Here’s What It Might Look Like.www.nytimes.com There is no guarantee that a person-to-person virus would be benign, scientists say, and vaccines and treatments at hand may not be sufficient.
The Fight Over the Next Pandemicwww.nytimes.com The deadline for a new international pandemic plan was last week. So far, negotiations have failed.
The Bird Flu Virus Adapted to Sea Mammals. It May Not Be Done Yet.www.nytimes.com Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found.
Bird Flu Has Infected a Third U.S. Farmworkerwww.nytimes.com The worker had respiratory symptoms, unlike the first two. But the risk to the public remains low, federal health officials said.
Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the Next Pandemicwww.nytimes.com Negotiators plan to ask for more time. Among the sticking points are equitable access to vaccines and financing to set up surveillance systems.
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Milk Containing Bird-Flu Virus Can Sicken Mice, Study Findswww.nytimes.com The results bolster evidence that virus-laden raw milk may be unsafe for humans.
A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reportswww.nytimes.com The new case, in a Michigan farmworker, did not suggest that bird flu was widespread in people, health officials said, adding that the risk to the general public remained low.
Did You Have Syphilis When You Were Pregnant? We Want to Hear From You.www.nytimes.com Congenital syphilis has risen significantly in the United States. The Times would like to talk to women who experienced the condition when pregnant and learn how they dealt with it.
C.D.C. Warns of a Resurgence of Mpoxwww.nytimes.com A deadlier version of the infectious disease is ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo, while the type that caused a 2022 outbreak among gay and bisexual men is regaining strength.
Bird Flu Outbreak in Cattle May Have Begun Months Earlier Than Thoughtwww.nytimes.com A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found.
Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?www.nytimes.com H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how muc...