Sep 21 Under new guidelines, more Americans meet the criteria for high blood pressure By William Cornwell, The Conversation The new guidelines released by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology lower the threshold for hypertension treatment and offer a more personalized approach. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 6:51 Federal funding cuts to pediatric brain cancer research ‘taking away hope’ from families By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Claire Mufson Brain tumors are the leading cause of pediatric cancer-related death. In August, the Trump administration announced it would stop supporting a federally funded network dedicated to researching these deadly cancers. Misha Mehta, president of the Neev Kolte & Brave Ronil… Continue watching
Sep 19 How RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel voted on COVID vaccines and more By Laura Santhanam The unpredictable meeting followed a full shakeup by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rid the expert advisory panel of what he claims are the pharmaceutical industry’s corporate interests. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Vaccine panel declines to recommend COVID shots this fall In our news wrap Friday, Health Secretary Kennedy's overhauled panel of vaccine advisers declined to recommend COVID shots for this fall, Estonia says three Russian fighter jets violated its airspace in the third attempt by Moscow to test NATO's eastern… Continue watching
Sep 19 WATCH: Kennedy’s vaccine advisers decline to recommend COVID shot for all Americans By Mike Stobbe, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press In a series of votes, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t specifically recommend vaccination but said people could make individual decisions. Continue reading
Sep 18 31 of 38 Ebola cases in Congo have resulted in deaths, WHO reports By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press The World Health Organization is reporting that 31 of 38 confirmed Ebola cases in southern Congo have resulted in deaths. Continue reading
Sep 17 Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to know By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact There’s no known single cause of autism. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: Ousted CDC Director Monarez says that RFK Jr. disparaged CDC employees By Hannah Grabenstein "He said during the COVID outbreak, CDC told hospitals to turn away sick COVID patients until they had blue lips before allowing them to get treatment," Monarez said. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: Ousted CDC chief says RFK Jr. incorrectly claimed childhood vaccine schedule had no evidence By Joshua Barajas Kennedy said that the CDC had "never collected" scientific evidence on the recommended childhood vaccine schedule, Monarez testified. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: Former CDC doctor says U.S. is on track to see uptick in preventable diseases under Kennedy By Laura Santhanam Houry pointed to multiple examples, including Kennedy's decisions to halt a flu vaccine campaign and to replace public health experts with vaccine skeptics on the CDC's advisory group on immunization practices. Continue reading