The Ebola outbreak has resulted in global panic, making citizens question the safety of everything from public transportation to crowded events. Recent developments have brought the crisis directly to Princeton. On October 1st, NBC cameraman Alexander Mukpo contracted Ebola while cleaning a car that had […]

The American public, along with state and federal government officials, had sufficient cause to be frightened when the first case of Ebola knocked at its doorsteps. Amidst the panic and frenzy in response to the Ebola outbreak, a controversial quarantine was issued against 33-year-old nurse […]

Valley Fever or Coccidioidomycosis, also known as cocci, is a fungal disease endemic to the soils of the Southwest. Around 60% of those exposed never have symptoms. The majority of the other 40% have flu-like symptoms. About 5 to 10% of those exposed develop serious […]

The spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa has generated fear over the possible global spread of the disease due to traveling, improper health care, and the potential transmission of disease through bodily fluid exchange or, less likely, airborne contamination. Experts generally trace the […]

Last year, almost all of the Princeton students received two doses of the meningitis B vaccine called Bexsero, which was developed by Novartis. Bexsero, while not formally approved by the FDA in the US, had been approved in other nations globally and as a result, […]

Last Wednesday, the FDA approved a vaccine for Meningitis B1,2, the same strain of bacterial meningitis that Princeton students faced last year. Yet the newly-approved drug is not Novartis’ Bexsero, which thousands of students at Princeton and UCSB have received in the past year. Instead, […]

Don’t miss this chance to listen to and speak with Dr. Rappuoli, the developer of the Meningitis B vaccine that you received last winter! It will be an incredible lecture that you don’t want to miss with a Q&A session designed to give students an opportunity to engage […]

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