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RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s, according to CDC website
The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50 instead of 60. Health ...
Birth control pill classified carcinogenic: what we know
While the classification was made over a decade ago, viral posts on social media have claimed that the birth control pill has ...
HHS eliminates CDC staff who made sure birth control is safe for women at risk
A Texas mother of two, Brianna Henderson, was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal heart condition after having her ...
Bay Area man living with HIV concerned about federal cuts to medical funding
As the federal government moves forward with steep cuts to medical and research funding, some in the Bay Area who depend on ...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, judge says
Her order blocks the Trump administration from finalizing layoffs announced in March or issuing further firings. HHS is directed to file a status report by July 11.
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With FDA nod, cell-grown salmon headed for an SF restaurant
San Francisco-based Wildtype, a startup that is pioneering cell-grown salmon, cleared a U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
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These U.S. Regions Have Higher Dementia Rates — Are You at Risk?
In a nutshell Dementia rates among older U.S. veterans vary dramatically by region, with the Southeast showing a 25% higher ...
RFK Jr. made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary
The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken unprecedented steps to change how vaccines ...
CDC vaccine advisory panel recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal
The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted to recommend annual flu vaccines but against flu shots containing the preservative ...
Thimerosal: What to know about the vaccine preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate
The Trump administration's vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: Whether it's time to wipe out the last ...
CDC panel recommends RSV shot for babies
The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted on Thursday to recommend infants receive a newer monoclonal antibody shot for respiratory syncytial virus.
Kennedy's new vaccine panel alarms pediatricians with inquiries into long-settled questions
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisers alarmed pediatricians Wednesday by announcing inquiries into some long-settled questions about children's shots.