Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.
Healthbeat reports South Carolina's measles outbreak surged from 5 to 991 cases, mainly among unvaccinated children, due to low vaccination rates.
A contingent of vaccine skeptics in the New Hampshire House of Representatives has again brought a slate of vaccine-related legislation to the State House in 2026. Some proposals go further than others. House Bill 1811 seeks to eliminate nearly all vaccine requirements in New Hampshire outright, while House Bill 1719 targets just the hepatitis B […]
"I get the fear around vaccinations, but this is what happened to my son."
"If there hadn’t been an outbreak and more kids had their vaccinations, then she wouldn’t have got the measles in the first place."
Knowable Magazine reports 2025 faced turmoil in U.S. science amid job cuts and budget slashes, yet saw advances in gene therapy, quantum computing, and renewable energy.
