Many scientists have celebrated the use of mRNA to fight COVID-19, with the two researchers behind this advance winning a Nobel Prize in 2023. Most experts agree that mRNA vaccines saved millions of ...

At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced heated questions from numerous senators about his vaccine policies, ...

Few medical advances in recent memory have sparked as much controversy as COVID-19 vaccines utilizing mRNA (messenger RNA). Currently, there are two such vaccines, from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.

Hello and welcome to Health Affairs This Week. I'm your host, Jeff Beyers. We're recording on 08/21/2025. Health Affairs has a lot of virtual events coming up in the next couple of weeks. So just ...

In the fast-evolving field of medical science, a new artificial intelligence model may be about to change the way mRNA-based ...

Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cancelled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine research and ...

The United States may be losing its edge in mRNA technology­­. The technology, which powered life-saving COVID-19 vaccines and is now rocketing new cancer therapeutics forward, will soon undergo a ...

Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach ...

In August, a press release from HHS announced the cancellation of 22 vaccine research projects based on mRNA, the latest available technology aimed at developing therapies for viral infections, cancer ...

Moderna has settled related lawsuits that accused it of misusing Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' patented technology in its COVID-19 ...

RFK Jr. canceled $500 million of funding for research on mRNA vaccine technology. Anadolu/Getty Images At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services ...

The United States recently took a dangerous step backward in its pursuit of lifesaving cures and pandemic preparedness. The Department of Health and Human Services shut down 22 federally funded mRNA ...