FeaturedHealth JournalismPatient Safety Will Antibiotics Keep Working? I take an in-depth look at the state of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. and…Bara VaidaJune 18, 2018
Health JournalismNational Institutes of Health NIH’s Francis Collins Talks About the Opioid Crisis In 2016, opioids were involved in 42,249 deaths, five times higher than 1999. That figure…Bara VaidaMarch 15, 2018
Health Journalism The Elusive Universal Flu Vaccine This year’s severe flu season has increased the spotlight on the development of a “universal” influenza…Bara VaidaMarch 12, 2018
Health Journalism Bioterrorism Remains a Top Global Security Concern The U.S. government was worried about a potential anthrax attack during the recent Super Bowl, according…Bara VaidaMarch 5, 2018
Health JournalismPolicy Pharmacists’ Role in Combatting Opioid Epidemic As the opioid epidemic has reached a crisis in the U.S., health care providers have…Bara VaidaSeptember 28, 2017
Health JournalismPatient SafetyPolicy NIH’s Collins Urges Americans to Avoid Opioids Drug overdose deaths escalated in 2016, as the nation has struggled with one of the…Bara VaidaSeptember 13, 2017
Health JournalismPolicy Is Roe V Wade in Jeopardy? In this report for CQ Researcher, I delve into the latest on the abortion wars…Bara VaidaAugust 4, 2017
Health Journalism Cancer Survivor Drives Medicine with Big Data I profiled Eric Dishman, a fascinating and energetic leader of the National Institute's of Health…Bara VaidaAugust 1, 2017
FeaturedHealth Journalism Is The World Prepared for a Global Pandemic? Is the world prepared for a pandemic? It depends upon the type of pathogen and…Bara VaidaJune 1, 2017
FeaturedHealth Journalism Bringing Him Home Adopting a child from overseas can be daunting. Here I tell the story of how two local…Bara VaidaMay 10, 2017