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HHS eliminates CDC staff who made sure birth control is safe for women at risk
The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for ...
New COVID variant is spreading quickly in the US: Here are the symptoms, what to know?
Variant NB.1.8.1 accounted for 0% of U.S. cases in April. By mid-June, it was estimated to be the cause of around 37% of ...
RFK Jr.’s made promises about vaccines. Here’s what he’s done as health secretary
During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn’t undermine vaccines. “I ...
CDC scientists push back on vaccine presentations casting doubt on immunization safety
At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ...
CDC reports jump in high blood pressure deaths linked to excessive drinking
Excessive drinking was linked to a jump in high blood pressure deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report ...
Nimbus COVID update: CDC tracker shows the NB.1.8.1 ‘razor blade throat’ variant is now dominant
The new data, while limited, shows the variant has grown as a percentage of cases in the U.S. as health officials brace for a possible summer wave. Earlier this year, a new variant of COVID-19 began ...
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Trump’s pick to run CDC ratifies importance of vaccines as RFK Jr. moves to limit access
Susan Monarez, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Wednesday backed up the ...
‘I’m Not Quite Sure How to Respond to This Presentation’
Some members of the scientific community have concern that they’re coming out of the COVID pandemic—exposure to the virus, ...