Francis Collins on medical advances, vaccine hesitancy and Americans’ ill health : Shots

Francis Collins on medical advances, vaccine hesitancy and Americans’ ill health : Shots

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins served for 12 years under three presidents and presided over an expansion of the agency’s budget and efforts to develop new cures to diseases.   Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption   Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images   National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins

Bill of the Month: Critically ill woman skips ER after spouse’s costly stitches : Shots

Bill of the Month: Critically ill woman skips ER after spouse’s costly stitches : Shots

Jason Dean received six stitches and a tetanus shot after he cut his knee in May. In August, his wife, DeeAnn, feared going to the same emergency room where he was treated, delaying her diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Blake Farmer/WPLN News hide caption toggle caption Blake Farmer/WPLN News Jason Dean received six stitches