Health Dec 06 Fact-checking the CDC panel’s reasons for dropping universal newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendation The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday to end its recommendation that newborns be universally vaccinated against hepatitis B. Here are four fact-checks from the panel's deliberations.
Health Nov 23 What to know about menopause hormone therapy after FDA removed ‘black box’ warnings The FDA removed safety warnings from several hormone drugs used to treat menopause symptoms. Here’s what you need to know about these treatments before your next doctor's appointment.
Health Sep 05 Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that ‘everybody can get’ the COVID-19 vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s blanket statement to senators is misleading and premature.
Health Aug 30 What to know about flesh-eating screwworms (and why you don’t need to panic) Doctors found a flesh-eating worm in a Maryland resident but it's not the time to panic. The screwworms hitched a ride to the U.S. from El Salvador and overall risk to public health is low.
World May 23 How one UN leader’s mistaken timeline caused confusion about Gaza children’s starvation risk Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but a UN leader got the timeline wrong when he said 14,000 babies would die in “the next 48 hours.” The report he referenced projected such severe child malnutrition in the region over 11…