Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk to public health, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell…
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Health officials prepare for measles spread as disinformation threatens already low vaccination rates
When Pastor Landon Schott attended a school board meeting for Mercy Culture Preparatory Academy last week, he found the room filled with balloons and T-shirts. The celebratory shirts read: #1 school in Texas for least…
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The hearing, held by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee – which voted Thursday to advance the nominations of Trump’s picks to lead two other health agencies, the US Food and Drug Administration…
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After canceling meeting of independent advisers, FDA issues 2025-26 flu vaccine recommendations
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming respiratory virus season, but without input from its independent vaccine advisers. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related…
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RFK Jr. wants to eliminate FDA’s controversial food additive program. Here’s why that matters
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has begun the process of eliminating a US Food and Drug Administration program called GRAS, or “generally recognized as safe,” that critics say has been abused…
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During the last major measles outbreaks in the US, it took extraordinary measures to stop the spread
Six years ago, two communities in New York – one in Brooklyn and one in Rockland County – were facing the worst measles outbreaks the United States had seen in decades. Measles had been declared…
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On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization said Covid-19 was a pandemic. The SARS-CoV-2 virus was already spreading around the world — and changing the world: health, science and society. What are your questions…
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HHS said to have asked CDC to study vaccines and autism, despite robust evidence showing no link
The agency will conduct the study using the Vaccine Safety Datalink, which monitors safety of vaccines and investigates rare and serious adverse events, The Washington Post reported, citing two people familiar with the plan. Reuters…
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Officials said Friday that Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome last month in the couple’s home in New Mexico. Hantavirus can infect humans through contact with…
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Nearly 230 measles cases have been identified in outbreaks in West Texas and a nearby New Mexico county. One hundred ninety-eight measles cases have been reported in the West Texas outbreak, the Texas Department of…