Diphtheria isn’t gone, just forgotten

Diphtheria isn’t gone, just forgotten

The Galveston County Daily News - May 8, 2026

Drs. Megan Berman, a professor of internal medicine, and Richard Rupp, a professor of pediatrics, at the University of Texas Medical Branch discuss how quickly progress can unravel and how difficult it is to regain control once an outbreak takes hold.