Arthur Allen

Arthur Allen writes on health, science and other issues for Salon and Kaiser Health News. He lives in Washington.

Bernie Sanders
Sen. Sanders shows fire, but seeks modest goals, in his debut drug hearing as health chair Arthur Allen
Medicare for All
"We ain’t gonna get it": Why Bernie Sanders says his "Medicare for All" dream must wait Arthur Allen
CVS
Decisions by CVS and Optum panicked thousands of their sickest patients Arthur Allen
Baby was sick as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in kid hospital
A technicality could keep RSV shots from kids in need Arthur Allen
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, Bivalent
FDA experts are still puzzled over who should get which COVID shots and when Arthur Allen
MRSA super bug colonies on blood agar plate
Is legislation to safeguard Americans against superbugs a boondoggle or breakthrough? Arthur Allen
RNA Virus
What the polio case in New York tells us about the end of polio Arthur Allen
Bacteria
As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger Arthur Allen
Novavax vaccine
Novavax missed its global moonshot but is angling to win over mRNA defectors Arthur Allen
Pfizer; Vaccine
Pfizer CEO pushes yearly Covid shots while experts hesitate Arthur Allen
India; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Hospital
COVID immunity through infection or vaccination: Are they equal? Arthur Allen
Anthony Fauci
How Fauci and the NIH got ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters Arthur Allen
COVID-19 vaccine
Not all experts are ready to vaccinate kids against COVID-19 Arthur Allen
Coronavirus; Hospital
Mounting pressure on China about COVID "lab leak" could backfire Arthur Allen
Vaccine; Bottle; Syringe
Public health experts fear a hasty FDA signoff on vaccine Arthur Allen