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US to drop childhood vaccine recommendations as it looks to Denmark, Washington Post reports
Federal health officials are weighing vaccine guidance and moving away from the CDC's current model of universal recommendations for childhood vaccination.
While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains
US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website
US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website
US stillbirth rate exceeds CDC reports, says new study
Researchers claimed that CDC data is less reliable than the commercial insurance claims used in the study, which reported a stillbirth rate of 1 in every 175 pregnancies.
Gen Z's cleaning habits may reflect growing up in a world shaped by COVID-19 - study
Since CDC reports suggested infection could spread through contaminated surfaces or objects, disinfecting items became a widespread practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump fires CDC Director, railways regulation board member
“Susan Monarez is not aligned with the President’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again," Desai continued.
Flesh-eating parasite found in US patient for first time in decades
CDC confirms the first human screwworm infection in decades after a Maryland case. Officials say the risk to the US public is very low.
Multiple cases of new COVID-19 variant found by CDC's airport screening program -CBS
"Considering the available evidence, the additional public health risk posed by NB.1.8.1 is evaluated as low at the global level," the World Health Organization reported.
US health chief Kennedy targets 'environmental toxins' as cause of autism
Robert F. Kennedy contradicted both developing and established science on autism in his first press conference since becoming Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Trump administration begins mass layoffs at health agencies, sources say
The Trump administration launches a 10,000-job cut plan with FDA and CDC layoffs.
US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
It is unclear whether US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has long promoted anti-vaccine views, is involved in the planned CDC study or how it would be carried out.
WHO warns: Measles outbreak spreading alarmingly
In 2023, 10.3 million measles cases were reported globally, marking a 20% increase from the previous year. The WHO attributes this rise to insufficient vaccination coverage, leading to outbreaks.
New travel warning issued following Marburg outbreak
Although it is a relatively rare disease, the fact that it is highly deadly is concerning to health organizations worldwide.
Peter Buxtun, whistleblower who compared Tuskegee syphilis study to Nazi atrocities, dies at 86
Buxtun died from Alzheimer’s disease in Rocklin, California, on May 18, although his passing was only reported this week. He was 86.
