Former Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced on Sunday that he will donate $500 million through his foundation to combat malaria and other epidemics. This amount is on top of $50 million already pledged to the fight against Ebola. According to the billionaire, Ebola has once again shown that in today’s world, challenges towards health are […]
Jonas Salk, an American virologist and visionary, who was born 100 years ago on Oct. 28, 1914, developed the world’s first safe and effective polio vaccine. In celebration of Salk’s birth, here are some surprising facts about the vaccine that has nearly eradicated one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th century, as well as […]
Like most government agencies, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) enacts some initiatives that may have productive, protective intentions and yet still cause unintended consequences that shake the world. The White House has responded to widespread backlash from the public health community after recent CIA efforts have involved toying with global health through “fake” vaccination campaigns. […]
