Gregg Gonsalves

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Nation public health correspondent Gregg Gonsalves is the codirector of the Global Health Justice Partnership and an associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health.

Moderna Inc. and Merck & Co. mRNA melanoma trial news on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

Will Moderna’s Cancer Vaccine Be Good for People, or Profits? Will Moderna’s Cancer Vaccine Be Good for People, or Profits?

The drug giant restricted access to its Covid vaccine to protect its bottom line. Will history repeat itself now?

Aug 27, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Packages of Taylor Farms salad greens are displayed at a Safeway store on July 16, 2026, in Kings Beach, California.

The Explosive Failures Fueling the Cyclospora Outbreak The Explosive Failures Fueling the Cyclospora Outbreak

We're getting a stark reminder of what happens when you gut a public-health system.

Aug 10, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arrives on stage at the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit, November 12, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Collaborating With the MAHA Movement Is a Terrible Idea Collaborating With the MAHA Movement Is a Terrible Idea

Some pundits are pushing a strategic alliance with parts of RFK Jr.’s base. Here’s why they’re wrong.

Aug 6, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Yale University faculty members rally on campus to call on administrators to protect academic freedom at the university against pressures from the federal government.

The Higher Education Revolution We Need to Have The Higher Education Revolution We Need to Have

Our universities are selling us out. If we want that to change, we have to change the way they’re run.

Jul 9, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought attends an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026

Russell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify You Russell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify You

A proposed new rule changing the way the federal government hands out money could be absolutely devastating for every single person in this country.

Jun 25, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

What a Week in the Hospital Showed Me About Our Broken Healthcare System

What a Week in the Hospital Showed Me About Our Broken Healthcare System What a Week in the Hospital Showed Me About Our Broken Healthcare System

My stay drove home one of the biggest problems facing us: a devastating shortage of primary care doctors.

Jun 5, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Red Rocks Community College student Ariana Lazo practices wrapping the wrist of a training manikin during a nursing skills lab class on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the school's Arvada Health Sciences Campus in Arvada, Colo.

Nurses Are the Backbone of US Healthcare—and They’re Getting Screwed Nurses Are the Backbone of US Healthcare—and They’re Getting Screwed

A recent hospital stay reminded me of the incredible work that nurses do. So why are we making it harder for them to do their jobs?

May 28, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. answers a question on the Hantavirus during an event with President Donald Trump on maternal healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026.

The Hantavirus Isn’t the Biggest Threat We’re Facing The Hantavirus Isn’t the Biggest Threat We’re Facing

The government’s destruction of our pandemic preparedness is.

May 13, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Jayanta Bhattacharya, director of the US National Institutes of Health, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, on Saturday, March 28, 2026.

The Rise of the Vichy Scientists The Rise of the Vichy Scientists

Too many scientists are willing to collaborate with Trumpism in the mistaken assumption that obedience will save their own necks.

May 1, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Donald Trump attends UFC 327 at Kaseya Center on April 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida

We Need to Prepare for the Mammoth Task of De-Trumpification We Need to Prepare for the Mammoth Task of De-Trumpification

The damage he and his cronies have wrought could take decades to repair, particularly when it comes to science and public health.

Apr 20, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

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