Nation Aug 11 In CDC attack, man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows It may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean up the damage at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, according to information circulated internally at the agency.
Health Aug 06 Studies reveal hidden deaths and health problems connected to Maui and LA wildfires Three new studies highlight the severe health impacts of recent wildfires on Maui and in Los Angeles.
Health Jul 30 Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned under RFK Jr. Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become.
Nation Jul 24 The U.S. fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows New federal data shows the fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman.
Health Jun 26 RFK Jr.’s vaccine committee endorses flu shots, except those with preservative thimerosal The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall’s flu vaccinations for just about every American but threw in a twist: Only use certain shots free of an ingredient antivaccine groups have falsely tied to autism.
Health Jun 25 WATCH: CDC vaccine panel holds meeting after RFK Jr. ousts and replaces expert former members 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.
Health Jun 11 RFK Jr. names 8 vaccine panel replacements, including a critic of COVID vaccines Kennedy’s decision to “retire” the previous 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was widely decried by doctors’ groups and public health organizations, who feared the advisers would be replaced by a group aligned with Kennedy’s desire to reassess — and…
Health May 30 CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots The nation's top public health agency posted new recommendations that say healthy children and pregnant women may get COVID-19 vaccinations, removing stronger language that those groups should get the shots.
Nation May 27 Kennedy says government no longer recommends COVID vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.
Health May 19 The U.S. hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped.