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Public health experts and officials testified at a hearing on vaccines and preventable outbreaks. Also testifying was an 18-year-old high school student whose parents who did not allow him…

The Senate Health Committee held a hearing to examine pain management alternatives to opioids. President Trump declared a public health emergency to address the opioid addiction epidemic.…

This documentary details the history of the highly contagious virus that causes measles and the development of the measles vaccine in the 1950s and early 1960s. The pharmaceutical company…

The Alzheimer’s Association’s Joanne Pike talked about her group’s latest report on Alzheimer’s in the United States, including the prevalence, deaths, and cost of care. She spoke via video…

Two leaders of the National Institutes of Health testified on a measles outbreak in the U.S. at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing. They talked about the root causes for the…

Charles Graeber talked about his book, The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer, in which he reported on scientific advances in cancer research.

This 1956 National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis documentary shows how the new polio vaccine is manufactured and promotes using the medial breakthrough to end the disease.

Kate Bowler, a Duke Divinity School assistant professor and prosperity gospel scholar, talked about her memoir, Everything Happens for a Reason, on being diagnosed with stage four colon…

Dr. Andrew Kung of Memorial Sloan Kettering discussed President Trump’s call to boost pediatric cancer research funding by $500 million over the next decade.

Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases talked about the connection between the anti-vaccination movement and the recent measles outbreak in the U.S.

The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted an event on chronic illness care. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) provided keynote remarks and were lauded for their work on chronic…

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CommissionerScott Gottlieb talked about his agency’s efforts in combating the opioid epidemic at an event hosted by Politico. The event also included a…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families held a hearing on the treatment of rare diseases. Experts testified on providing better access to…

Infectious diseases expert Dr. Roberta DeBiasi of the Children’s National Health System discussed the rise in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) cases in the United States.

The Washington Post hosted a series of discussions on cancer research with experts, including FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb. Commissioner Gottlieb talked about a number of treatment…

Former Vice President Joe Biden delivered the keynote remarks at the inaugural annual summit of the Biden Cancer Initiative. He talked about the initiative’s quick growth and some of the…

Medical experts participated in a discussion on cancer research and treatment at the Atlantic Festival. Inova Health Foundation President Sage Bolte moderated the session.

Former Vice President Joe Biden joined several doctors and health advocates in a town hall discussion at the inaugural annual summit of the Biden Cancer Initiative. Topics included cancer…

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and NIH Director Francis Collins testified on the Cancer Moonshot initiative and other medical innovation as implemented under the 21st Century Cures Act. Both witnesses…

Maryn McKenna talked about her Wired article, “The Strange and Curious Case of the Deadly Superbug Yeast,” on the emergence of a “superbug” fungus, Candida auris, and how experts were working to combat the…