Beth Mole is a Senior Health Reporter at Ars Technica. With a Ph.D. in microbiology, she specializes in covering infectious diseases, public health, and the broader themes of health and wellness, drawing on over a decade of experience in life sciences and biomedical research. Her work has been featured in notable publications such as WIRED, Nature, and Science News, highlighting her expertise in healthcare administration, consumer health, and nutrition.
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Beth Mole's coverage is heavily focused on healthcare and pharmaceuticals, with a significant emphasis on citing data, government announcements, and breaking news. Her articles often touch upon topics such as the pharmaceutical industry, FDA regulations, AI in healthcare, public health issues, and scientific developments.
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By: Beth Mole
22 pts The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday released data on the vaccination rates of US kindergarteners in the 2025–2026 school year, revealing that rates have once again decreased from the previous school year. Vaccination rates have been slipping since the 2019–2020 school year, when the US…
US healthcare is broken. Under RFK Jr., the research agency working to fix it is, too.
By: Beth Mole
16 pts The federal agency tasked with studying ways to improve America's outstandingly poor healthcare system is "on the brink," experts warn. The Trump administration has cut its staff by 75 percent, canceled its grants en masse, and is refusing to spend tens of millions of dollars appropriated by Congress. Whether…
By: Beth Mole
6 pts Pharmaceutical partners Moderna and Merck announced on Wednesday that their novel mRNA-based vaccine—individually tailored to target a patient's unique cancer mutations—was effective in a late-stage clinical trial of patients with melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer. The announcement was…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), center, speaks prior to US President Donald Trump, left, signing an executive
19 pts Under anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US health department is considering changing how vaccine recommendations are categorized and described. The move creates the possibility that vaccinations currently considered "routine" or "universal" could be given new designations that sound less…
By: Beth Mole
13 pts Two unvaccinated people have died from measles in Pennsylvania, state health officials confirmed Tuesday. They are the first measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania in 35 years and the first deaths reported in the US in 2026. Last year, the US saw three measles deaths: two in otherwise-healthy but unvaccinated…
Florida's attorney general got a fiery rebuke and some ecclesiastical schooling from the state's Catholic bishops after he boldly threatened to
By: Beth Mole
17 pts Florida's attorney general got a fiery rebuke and some ecclesiastical schooling from the state's Catholic bishops after he boldly threatened to block funding to Catholic schools unless the church bends to the state's anti-vaccine policies—policies allegedly intended to uphold religious freedom. On July 31,…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). In the wake of news on Tuesday that two people in Pennsylvania died from measles , Health Secretary Robert F.
