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Vinay Prasad
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Vinay Prasad
Will NIH Cuts Boost Public Health—or Destroy It?
Two cancer doctors debate whether Trump’s slashing of billions to the National Institutes for Health are efficient or could endanger people's lives.
David Andorsky and Vinay Prasad
A Simple Litmus Test for RFK Jr.’s Ideas
The media describes the new HHS chief as a conspiracy theorist. But how many of his ideas are actually used in Europe? More than you’d think.
Vinay Prasad
We’re Not Curing Cancer Here, Guys
Are leading scientists just making stuff up? Vinay Prasad breaks down the cancer research scandal.
Oliver Wiseman and Vinay Prasad
Vinay Prasad: Why Was My Talk at a Medical Conference Canceled?
My job is to terrify cancer cells. But apparently it's not just malignant cells that get uneasy around me.
Vinay Prasad
What RFK Jr. Gets Right—and What He Gets Wrong
Dr. Vinay Prasad fact-checks the presidential candidate on vaccines, regulatory capture, and more.
Vinay Prasad
The Epidemic of #DiedSuddenly
Why is the public turning to a single, ominous explanation for tragedies like Damar Hamlin’s collapse? Two doctors explain.
Vinay Prasad and John Mandrola
We Have a Tripledemic. Not of Disease, But of Fear.
Getting sick sometimes is the price of returning to normal. Dr. Vinay Prasad thinks it’s more than worth it.
Vinay Prasad
The Cancer Stories You Never Hear
I’m often asked why I would spend my career focused on the unpredictable, unrelenting misery of cancer. Here’s why.
Vinay Prasad
Covid Vaccines Shouldn’t Be ‘Routine’ for Kids
The CDC’s latest guidelines could wind up lowering vaccination rates for truly dangerous diseases, like polio and measles. Dr. Vinay Prasad writes.
Vinay Prasad
Let Djokovic Play
Barring the tennis champion from the U.S. Open has nothing to do with science or public health.
Vinay Prasad
The Message America’s Future Doctors Need to Hear
The University of Michigan medical students who walked out of their white coat ceremony missed a transcendent lecture about staying human in an age of…
Vinay Prasad
How to Save Science From Covid Politics
Ten crucial lessons from Dr. Vinay Prasad.
Vinay Prasad
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