Author: Hiki

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.Read More

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In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already…

View More How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence

The declines began with the pandemic, well before routine vaccines became part of the national political conversation.Read More

View More Childhood Vaccination Rates Were Falling Even Before the Rise of R.F.K. Jr.

Whether you’re fighting off a winter cold or seasonal allergies, experts share how to find some relief.Read More

View More Everything You Need To Keep Your Sinuses Happy, According To Experts

Did your town make the list?Read More

View More New Report Reveals You’re Most Likely To Catch A Cold In These 10 Cities

As many as two billion people suffer from it — including me. Can science finally bring us relief?Read More

View More Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It’s Time for a Revolution.

After developing chronic pain, I started looking into what scientists do — and still don’t — understand about the disease. Here is what I learned.Read…

View More Chronic Pain: Five Things We Know About Causes, Treatments and Diagnoses

“Having counseled thousands of patients through their breast cancer diagnosis, I was fully aware of how nondiscriminatory this disease could be.”Read More

View More I’m A Breast Cancer Doctor. Here’s What I Didn’t Know — Until I Was Diagnosed Myself.