The body politic

Health

Outbreaks, vaccines, and the public systems that either hold or fail. Evidence first, then judgment.

Breaking

Ebola, Outrunning the Response: A Warning From Congo That We Already Know How to Hear

WHO says the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading faster than it can be contained. The vaccines exist. The race is logistics, trust, and time.

Dr. Amara Solis · 4 min · 24 Aug 2026

Immunization

The Vaccine Fog: When Official Mixed Messages Become a Medical Risk

A measles outbreak reaching Allegheny County is a local fact. The national argument about childhood shots is the weather system that local facts now have to live in.

Dr. Amara Solis · 23 Aug 2026