global health

How Close Are We To a Reliable COVID-19 Vaccine?

The COVID-19 vaccine is on track to become the fastest-developed vaccine in history, but that doesn’t mean critical steps are being skipped. Ruth Karron, who leads the Center for Immunization Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is one of the top vaccine experts in the world, serving on vaccine […]

Are Antibiotics Becoming Useless Now?

An emerging problem in the healthcare world, that is typically overlooked, is the issue of viruses building immunity against common antibiotics. More and more cases of common illnesses are becoming dangerous because antibiotics are not working as effectively as they used to. “Common diseases are becoming untreatable.” That’s the blunt […]