Beth Mole

United States

Senior Health Reporter at Ars Technica

Senior Health Reporter at @ArsTechnica. PhD in microbiology. Microbes, infectious diseases, public health, questionable puns. Find me @bethmariem.bsky.social

Articles

New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Beth Mole

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New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Beth Mole

The variant, NB.1.8.1, has been linked to surges in parts of Asia. Beth Mole – Jun 16, 2025 6:30 pm | While COVID-19 transmission remains low in the US, health experts are anxious about the potential for a big summer wave as two factors seem set for a collision course: a lull in infection activity that suggests protective responses have likely waned in the population, and a new SARS-CoV-2 variant with an infectious advantage over other variants.
New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Beth Mole

3 hours agoDismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy's actions 'destabilizing'NEW YORK (AP) — All 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel published an essay Monday decrying “destabilizing decisions” made by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that could lead to more preventable disease spread.
After a series of tumors, woman’s odd-looking tongue explains everything

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Beth Mole

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After a series of tumors, woman’s odd-looking tongue explains everything

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Beth Mole

The woman was in her 60s when dermatologists finally figured things out. Beth Mole – Jun 12, 2025 5:39 pm | Breast cancer. Colon cancer. An enlarged thyroid gland. A family history of tumors and cancers as well. It wasn't until the woman developed an annoying case of dry mouth that doctors put it all together. By then, she was in her 60s.
RFK Jr.’s Appointees to CDC Vaccine Panel Are Not Good

2 weeks ago | wired.com | Beth Mole

Anti-vaccine advocate and current Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to social media Wednesday to announce the names of eight people he is appointing to a critical federal vaccine advisory committee—which is currently empty after Kennedy abruptly fired all 17 previous members Monday. In the past, the vetting process for appointing new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could take years.
Yep, RFK Jr. appoints anti-vaccine advocates to CDC vaccine panel

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Beth Mole

Robert Malone and Martin Kulldorff are two of the most concerning picks. Beth Mole – Jun 11, 2025 6:44 pm | Anti-vaccine advocate and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to social media Wednesday to announce the names of eight people he is appointing to a critical federal vaccine advisory committee—which is currently empty after Kennedy abruptly fired all 17 previous members Monday.
RFK Jr. expected to rebuild CDC panel with “anti-vaxxers”; he claims he won’t

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Beth Mole

The medical community is outraged, but Sen. Bill Cassidy continues to be reassured. Beth Mole – Jun 11, 2025 2:38 pm | The medical community is bracing for attacks on, and the possible dismantling of, federal recommendations for safe, life-saving childhood vaccinations after health secretary and fervent anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired all 17 members of a federal vaccine advisory committee Monday.
False claims that ivermectin treats cancer, COVID leads states to pass OTC laws

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Beth Mole

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People still clamor for deworming drug falsely claimed to be cure-all

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Beth Mole

You are still not a horse False and unproven claims about ivermectin just won't die on social media. Beth Mole – Jun 10, 2025 5:11 pm | Modern medicine's loss is social media's gain. Since the pandemic hit, public trust in science and evidence-based medicine, like lifesaving vaccines, has declined. Yet, trust in the anecdotal and often bonkers health advice that endlessly swirls on social media only seems to have risen—and that trust seems unshakeable.