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US CDC accepts ousted vaccine panel's recommendations for RSV, meningococcal shots
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has accepted recommendations made by a panel of vaccine experts in April, ...
‘MAHA Report’ calls for fighting chronic disease, but Trump and Kennedy have yanked funding
There are many disconnects between what the Trump administration says about health and what it’s actually doing, scientists ...
‘Chaotic and deeply frightening’: Once a global gold standard, U.S. government health guidance is falling apart
The U.S. Global Change Research Program’s entire website went dark Monday, taking with it an extensive report on the health ...
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RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...
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 ...
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CDC panel makes major vaccine decision for 2025—Here’s what’s changing
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued new vaccine recommendations affecting RSV and flu ...
Identifying Triad snake species and tips for summer encounters
There are dozens of species of snakes in the Triad, but which are friends and which are foes? An environmental specialist ...
Alcohol-related liver problems escalate in Wisconsin, especially for women, young people
It's well-documented that Americans began drinking more during the pandemic. In Wisconsin, alcohol-related deaths increased three-fold between 1999-2020.