Joseph Choi

Articles by Joseph Choi

Drugmakers uninterested in Trump’s order to split up MMR vaccine - The Hill

Health August 18, 2026

Skip to content President Trump’s executive order recommending that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine be split up across three appointments is drawing poor reception from the pharmaceuti...

US measles cases reach 35-year high - The Hill

Health July 23, 2026

Skip to content The number of measles cases in the U.S. this year has surpassed last year’s annual total, hitting the highest number of cases recorded in more than three decades, according to Johns...

Cassidy to Trump public health nominee: β€˜Why would you repeat those damn lies?’ - The Hill

Health July 16, 2026

Skip to content Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health Committee, grew angry with President Trump’s nominee to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) ...

US death rate at record low: CDC data - The Hill

Health July 4, 2026

Skip to content TheΒ U.S.Β death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday.Β  According to the Vita...

CDC pauses dozens of infectious disease tests - The Hill

Health April 8, 2026

The agency has paused testing forΒ 31 diseases as of this week, including rabies, chickenpox and Epstein-Barr virus.Β  In late 2024, the CDC launched a review ofΒ its testing quality, which included ...

6-month HIV PrEP makes coverage gains with insurers - The Hill

Health January 30, 2026

The FDA approvedΒ Yeztugo, a 6-month biannual HIVΒ PrEPΒ injection, in June of last year. But health insurers were openly hesitant about covering the drugΒ dueΒ to its annual cost ofΒ nearly $30,000.οΏ½...

New chair of CDC vaccine panel fired from pediatric practice, wife says - thehill.com

Health December 12, 2025

Skip to content The wife of the newly appointed chair of the vaccine advisory panel that recently voted to roll back infant hepatitis B vaccination guidelines said Thursday that he had been fired frοΏ½...