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Minnesota Department of Health/AP The Source of a Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
More than two years after the disease killed 64 people, the owners of the clinic responsible will face charges.
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Christopher Black/Reuters/The Atlantic Lessons From an Outbreak: How Ebola Shaped 2014
Experts weigh in on what to take away from the devastation of the disease.
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macguys/Flickr/The Atlantic FDA Warning: Stay Away From 'Keepsake' Ultrasounds
The medically unnecessary scans peddled by businesses—often set up in malls and administered by people with no healthcare training—may pose a health risk to both fetus and mother.
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AJC1/Flickr Scientists Have a Sharing Problem
Competition and disorganization within their disciplines prevent many researchers from making their data publicly available, which is stunting scientific progress.
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In Green/Shutterstock Vaccine Myth-Busting Can Backfire
For people who mistrust vaccination, learning the facts may make the problem worse.
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Evlakhov Valerly/Shutterstock/The Atlantic ‘Do No Harm’: When Doctors Torture
Medical officers used their knowledge to aid and abet the CIA's interrogation tactics.
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University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & … Failing Forward: The Slow Process of Searching for Cures
The high-stakes world of doctors working on antidotes to devastating diseases
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Mark Bonifacio/Kaiser Health News A Child, an Immigration Hearing, and a Doctor's Testimony
In New York and Los Angeles, partnerships between pediatricians, psychologists, and legal clinics help unaccompanied minors prepare for the courtroom.
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Bartek Zyczynski/Shutterstock The Power in Writing About Yourself
Introspective writing keeps people alive and well. A new tool makes it easy. Maybe too easy.
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Four Oaks/Shutterstock Tricking People Into Being Healthy
Why people might be more likely to get a flu shot if it's free rather than $1 or $5
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AP/The Atlantic 'The Disease of the Century': Reporting on the Origin of AIDS
A veteran medical journalist for The New York Times remembers covering the indifference, confusion, and fear of the epidemic's early years.
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University of Washington The AIDS-Fighting Tampon
An electrically charged fabric makes for a quick-dissolving delivery vessel for drugs that kill HIV.
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Morgan/Flickr The Toys That Send Kids to the Emergency Room
Rideable toys, like scooters and electric mini-cars, are the worst offenders.
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NIAID/Flickr/The Atlantic A Promising HIV Vaccine in South Africa
After encouraging early results from a small study, clinical trials will begin in January.
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Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters Gay Men Could Soon Donate Blood
The FDA is considering revising its ban on donations from men who have sex with men—a policy intended to prevent HIV transmission that many say is not supported by science.
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Nick/Flickr The Sooner, the Better for HIV Treatment
A new study shows that starting antiretroviral drugs within a year of detecting the virus decreases patients' chances of developing AIDS. But many people who are infected don't know it yet.
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Nottsexminer/Flickr How Veterinarians Prevent Animals From Spreading Diseases to Humans
By tracking a virus to its animal source, public-health officials can help stop large-scale outbreaks before they start.
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AJ Williams, CDC Africa Nears Eradication of Polio
A rigorous vaccination campaign has nearly eliminated the crippling infectious disease from Nigeria and the continent at large, according to a new CDC report.
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Kara Gordon/The Atlantic The Latest: Ebola in the United States
A continually updated summary of all that’s happened since the first patient was diagnosed on American soil.
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Levent Konuck/Shutterstock Millions of Low-Income Kids Are Missing Their Checkups
Despite government efforts to boost screening rates, many children on Medicaid are still falling through the cracks.
