Mark Kortepeter

A German man who received 217 Covid-19 vaccines appears to have had no ill effects. This is not the first study to find no adverse effects after multiple vaccinations.

The United States has an average of seven cases reported each year, mostly from western states.

The number of affected foods containing those dairy products continues to expand and are sold under numerous brand names.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: A New Threat From An Old Foe

When you were growing up, your parents may have told you to stay away from stray or wild animals.

Dr. Mark Kortepeter has studied how to identify and contain infectious diseases for decades. Two and a half years into the pandemic, he experienced Covid-19 firsthand.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains how scientists take the first step in identifying a new disease epidemic.

Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains the differences between smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980, and Covid-19 and why the virus is most likely here to stay.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter warns that we cannot have short pandemic memories and must continue to invest in public health infrastructure, education and science so that the cycle doesn’t repeat.

Biodefense expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter discusses the role that vaccines have played in controlling the pandemic, and what the latest data suggests about ideal vaccination policies.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains the pros and cons of at-home Covid diagnostic tests and how to interpret the results.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains the importance of wearing masks, even as the pandemic drags on, and the future signs to look for that indicate when we might be able to stop wearing them.

Eighteen months into the Covid-19 pandemic, infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains why he’s thankful things aren’t worse and is celebrating advances in viral genomics, mRNA vaccines, monoclonal antibodies and other technologies.

Despite the lack of any significant new information, this became one of the hot news stories in the past week, and experts like Anthony Fauci recently expressed that he supported an open investigation into the Covid origins and was “not convinced” of a natural origin.

Dr. Mark Kortepeter, whose been on the frontlines of multiple epidemics, explains both what’s going wrong with the U.S. coronavirus response and how it can get back on track.

Dr. Mark Kortepeter, a physician and biodefense expert who formerly worked at a U.S. Army research lab studying diseases from Ebola to anthrax, offers this advice on keeping yourself safe as the economy re-opens during the coronavirus pandemic.

Much has changed in the provision of medical care since she passed away over a century ago, but the need for nurses and the dedication and compassion they bring to the care of their patients has not changed.