Articles by

Aimee Cunningham

Supreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seat

Medical care isn’t just tests and procedures. It’s discussing diagnoses, chatting about health behaviors and conducting psychotherapy....

Amid vaccine policy whiplash, here’s how a pediatrician talks to families

Molly O’Shea has been practicing pediatrics for 33 years. “I’ve seen it all,” she says. Her career...

Widespread use of HPV shots could mean fewer cervical cancer screenings

Say you lived in a country that has sky-high HPV vaccination coverage plus a uniform cervical cancer...

What science says about the Trump administration’s new vaccine schedule

The Trump administration has made its largest imprint on the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule to date. Among...

‘Black Religion in the Madhouse’ examines psychiatry and race post-Civil War

In 1875, Judy B., a Black woman, was admitted to St. Elizabeths, the Government Hospital for the...

A CDC panel has struck down universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination

The altered Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, without new data to justify a reassessment, will no longer...

Eroding access to childhood vaccines jeopardizes health for all

In September, the federal committee that makes vaccine recommendations voted to change the childhood immunization schedule. That...

An estimated 54,600 young children are malnourished in Gaza

Tens of thousands of preschool-aged children in the Gaza Strip haven’t had nearly enough to eat, putting...