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Meredith Wadman

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Past articles by Meredith:

FDA no longer needs to require animal tests before human drug trials

New law welcomed by animal welfare groups, but others say change won’t happen fast → Read More

Mysterious hepatitis outbreak sickens young children in Europe as CDC probes cases in Alabama

Researchers suspect an adenovirus may be involved, but are still searching for the cause of illness → Read More

Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but no infection parties, please

Israelis who had an infection were more protected against the Delta coronavirus variant than those who had an already highly effective COVID-19 vaccine → Read More

Scientists quit journal board, protesting ‘grossly irresponsible’ study claiming COVID-19 vaccines kill

Critics say authors of Vaccines report misrepresented Dutch data → Read More

Why coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues

Data on prostate cancer patients, bald men suggest existing drugs could fight COVID-19 → Read More

Vaccine opponents are gaining in Facebook ‘battle for hearts and minds,’ new map shows

Antivaccine pages are more connected, growing faster than pro-vaccine pages → Read More

How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes

The lungs are ground zero for COVID-19, but blood clots may play a surprisingly big role in severe illness → Read More

Female scientists allege discrimination, neglect of research on women at NIH’s child health institute

Eight women filed bias complaints naming scientific director Constantine Stratakis → Read More

Turmoil mounts at MIT Media Lab as scientist is ousted for sexual harassment

V. Michael Bove was terminated last week, further roiling a center already in turmoil over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein → Read More

Windborne mosquitoes may carry malaria hundreds of kilometers

Discovery of high-altitude migration has big implications for disease control → Read More

Experimental Huntington disease drug reduces toxic protein, newly published data confirm

HTTRx drops spinal fluid levels of deadly brain protein → Read More

This neuroscientist is fighting sexual harassment in science—but her own job is in peril

Twitter warrior BethAnn McLaughlin takes aim at harassers → Read More

Fetal tissue is 'gold standard' for key studies, NIH workshop concludes

Abortion opponents call for firing of NIH chief Francis Collins → Read More

Trump administration has quietly barred NIH scientists from acquiring fetal tissue

Order jolts HIV/AIDS study at agency's Rocky Mountain Laboratories → Read More

Famed cancer biologist allegedly sexually harassed women for decades

As Inder Verma soared at Salk Institute, women say a parallel tale of unwelcome advances and comments unfolded → Read More

New painkillers could thwart opioids' fatal flaw

"Biased" opioids could bring pain relief with less risk of suppressing breathing → Read More

NIH emails reveal divisions over renewal of gun research program

Agency staff wanted initiative on firearms violence to continue → Read More

Disturbing allegations of sexual harassment in Antarctica leveled at noted scientist

Two women allege their team leader bullied them at remote research sites years ago. Now they are taking action → Read More

Disturbing allegations of sexual harassment in Antarctica leveled at noted scientist

Two women allege their team leader bullied them at remote research sites years ago. Now they are taking action → Read More

NIH quietly shelves gun research program

Agency says it might still renew funding opportunity, which answered Obama call after school shooting → Read More