Betsy McKay

senior writer for the Wall Street Journal, where she covers U.S. and global public health

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Atlantic Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal, covering health and global health issues

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Xavier Becerra, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and former California Attorney General, told the World Health Organization on Tuesday that the U.S.

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Xavier Becerra, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and former California Attorney General, told the World Health Organization on Tuesday that the U.S.

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The tenth Ebola patient to be treated here in the US has died at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Dr.

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The tenth Ebola patient to be treated here in the US has died at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Dr.

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More than a year ago, the World Health Organization sparked a flurry of vaccine production, travel restrictions and public health advisories when it declared that H1N1 flu was a …

World Health Organization Declares Swine Flu Pandemic Over

More than a year ago, the World Health Organization sparked a flurry of vaccine production, travel restrictions and public health advisories when it declared that H1N1 flu was a …

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