Your Local Epidemiologist

A bad tick season, CDC rabies testing paused, plus a new measles epicenter, stomach flu, and a late RSV season that's prompting great questions from parents.

We're off this week!

Last week, in a lovely New Haven bar, six people gathered in front of a crowd to tell stories that were somehow related to science and public health.

Meta, YouTube, Costa Rica, and the bigger picture

The Dose (March 31)

YLE webinar follow-up

In the summer of 2014, a California groundskeeper named Dewayne Johnson started noticing patches of raw, weeping skin spreading across his body.

The Dose (March 24)

Six years ago today, I put my baby in a camping carrier, strapped her on, opened my laptop on my dining room table, and started typing as fast as I could.

AAP vs. RFK vaccine lawsuit

A live YLE webinar

The most effective vaccine program in American history doesn’t require a single new drug, clinical trial, or breakthrough.