Alison Young

Alison Young

Alison Young covers national public health issues for Healthbeat, including the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Young has reported on health, science and environmental issues for national and regional news organizations, including USA Today, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Detroit Free Press. Young’s reporting has received more than 40 national journalism awards, including National Press Club Awards, Scripps Howard Awards, Gerald Loeb Awards, the Hillman Prize, a Sigma Delta Chi Award, and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award. She also has received honors from the Association of Health Care Journalists and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Young is a past president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, and the author of Pandora’s Gamble: Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk, which was named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2023. She lives in South Carolina. You can message Alison using Signal at alisonyoungreports.48

A former CNN correspondent’s frightening illness illustrates the toll of severe West Nile disease.

Russian authorities say testing found no pathogens associated with the researcher’s work. The country has a history of biological weapons programs and secretive lab accidents.

A summer of outbreaks is putting a spotlight on major gaps in our understanding of this foodborne parasite.

Thursday’s changes come as states warn millions of Medicaid recipients about sweeping new rules coming in January.

Since June, the FDA has issued seven alerts about weight-loss products with undisclosed drugs or chemicals, more than in 2024 and 2025 combined.

‘Ghost providers’ in Medicaid managed care directories can make it harder to find OB/GYNs and midwives.

School-level data can be a powerful tool for preventing and fighting outbreaks, researchers say. Yet depending on the state, the information may not be routinely available.

Classes are resuming amid record-high measles cases. A single case could cause major disruptions for those exposed.

Financial cuts, archaic information systems, and disconnects between state and federal agencies hampered the public health response, a top Michigan official says.

More than 74,000 adults over age 50 sought titer tests since last year, exclusive data shows.