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Kennedy’s Hand-Picked Vaccine Panel Votes to End Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns
Childhood infections have fallen by 99 percent since the vaccine was recommended, with hardly any major side effects.
South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Illustrates Danger of Vaccine Misinformation
A confluence of larger national trends threaten communities with reemergence of a preventable, potentially deadly virus.
The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position
In 2024, Ralph Abraham ordered state agencies under his watch to stop recommending vaccines.
CDC Rewrites Vaccine-Autism Page, Echoing Kennedy’s Anti-Science Views
“Today is a tragic day for public health,” one health expert said in response to the changes.
Major Stores Still Selling Recalled Baby Formula Even as Botulism Outbreak Grows
Amazon consumer data shows that ByHeart formula was distributed to more than 20 countries.
Key HIV Programs in the US Are in Danger — and the Impact Will Be Devastating
Health experts warn that Republicans are undermining even the most baseline HIV prevention infrastructure.
Scientists Call Appointment of JD Vance’s Friend to Top NIH Position “Cronyism”
Critics say Kyle Walsh is unqualified to head an institute that is focused on environmental chemicals and disease.
Trump Is Using the Government Shutdown to Wreck Public Health
The Trump administration is keeping the money flowing to ICE and the military while canning workers at health agencies.
I Am One of 20 Million in US With Long COVID. RFK Pulled the Rug From Under Us.
RFK Jr. has shut down the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, gutted funding, and derailed trials and studies.
Trump Administration Carries Out Mass Layoffs at CDC, Decimating the Agency
Health officials and experts warn the layoffs leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle disease outbreaks.