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Science / Health
Science, public health, and pharma.
3 articles archived. Newest first.
2026-05-01
When a randomized trial halts mid-enrollment, the data inside it cannot be salvaged. The 2025 NIH grant terminations created an evidence gap that no FY2026 appropriation can refill.
Sarah Mendez · 1,180 words
2026-04-30
Phase 3 trials and antigen-sparing breakthroughs do not close the supply, surveillance, and coordination gaps that decide whether an outbreak becomes a pandemic.
Sarah Mendez · 1,357 words
2026-04-28
Bird flu hits dairy cattle; first HHS emergency declaration since 2003 SARS triggers wastewater monitoring
Sarah Mendez · 312 words