Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

When the Center for Public Integrity and Public Radio International sought to create a wide ranging investigation into transparency and corruption at the state level, they knew they were at a ...

People’s trust in media is terrible: bad. Attempts to fix that: good. Now, what the heck are they? Facing the fallout from the presidential election, the rise of fake news, and the stark challenges of ...

With police-wellness challenges spanning continents, Summerville Police Chief Doug Wright found himself thousands of miles from home, standing before officers navigating both war and routine ...

A new resource for seekers of independent vaccine science is in the works. The Vaccine Integrity Project, an initiative launched by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research ...