Doctors are working to overcome the public’s skepticism
Dr. Chris Beyrer tells VOA ‘we are way off the targets of actually getting control of HIV transmission’
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis will soon leave his position New York City’s Department of Health for Atlanta, where he will oversee the US HIV/AIDS prevention office
Four years ago, governments around the world committed to achieving three targets, but experts say we aren't even close to eradicating disease
Eight months into pandemic, Americans are traveling in record-breaking numbers
The pandemic coronavirus continues to circulate in places where people are tired of taking precautions and desperately want to believe it has gone away
The wild polio virus circulates in only two countries. Ending it there frees the world from the disease
Studies about pregnant women infected with COVID-19 show both reassuring and alarming results
Flu season is fast approaching in the Northern Hemisphere. Countries there are still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. Doctors fear what they are calling a 'twindemic' when two potentially fatal viruses could overwhelm the health care system and cost lives
David Satcher, a former director of the CDC, experienced discrimination firsthand because of his race. His life's work has been to close the gap between those who receive health care and minorities who cannot
Five former CDC directors say the agency has been sidelined in the coronavirus pandemic and that science has be co-opted by politics
Ex-CDC chiefs defend health agency, which they say has been sidelined during coronavirus pandemic
Five out of six continents have eradicated the crippling disease; parts of Asia are still grappling with cases
Five out of six continents have now eradicated crippling disease but parts of Asia are still grappling with cases
New UN report shows that health services to women and children have been cut 20%, and the results are higher death rates for mothers and young children
A new UN report shows that health services to women and children have been slashed by 20% because of the COVID pandemic. The results are dire: higher death rates for mothers and children under 5.
Something data crunchers have noticed during the coronavirus pandemic: countries with recent outbreaks of measles have fewer deaths and serious illnesses from the coronavirus
The frustrations of telework and learning new software are eased by a greater appreciation for the environment
Scientists the world over are looking for a vaccine that protects against COVID-19. Others are searching for a treatment to knock out the virus until a vaccine is available. VOA's Carol Pearson reports that researchers in Sweden are optimistic about their work on a treatment that could slow the progression of the disease, ease the symptoms and save lives. Produced by: Marcus Harton
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