Anna Maria Barry-Jester

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Syphilis bacterium. | ILLUSTRATION BY JOMAR JUNIOR/PIXABAY

Syphilis is killing babies. The U.S. government is failing to stop the disease from spreading

The only drug that treats syphilis during pregnancy is in short supply. As cases rise sharply, the government isn’t doing much to prevent shortages.

Mar 5

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How a big pharma company stalled a potentially lifesaving vaccine in pursuit of bigger profits

Pharmaceutical giant GSK turned away from its vaccine for tuberculosis, which kills 1.6 million mostly poor people each year, to go all in on a vaccine against shingles, a viral infection that comes with a painful rash

Oct 5, 2023

Pictured is a CDC scientist preparing a patient sample for testing. | JAMES GATHANY/CDC

The CDC Scientist Who Couldn’t Get Monkeypox Treatment

State and federal missteps amplified long-standing health inequities when it comes to testing and treatment of Monkeypox.

Oct 11, 2022

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Efforts To Curb Congenital Syphilis Falter In COVID’s Shadow

Jun 5, 2020

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How Do We Exit The Shutdown? Hire An Army Of Public Health Workers

Apr 13, 2020

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Moda Health's Partner, Delta Dental, Under Scrutiny For ‘Flagrant’ Spending

Jan 30, 2019

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