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Acting CDC Director Calls to Split MMR Vaccine Despite No Evidence of Benefit
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Acting CDC Director Calls to Split MMR Vaccine Despite No Evidence of Benefit

The acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for vaccine makers to develop separate shots...


October 7, 2025
CDC Signoff Allows CVS to Offer Covid-19 Vaccines Nationwide Without Prescription
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CDC Signoff Allows CVS to Offer Covid-19 Vaccines Nationwide Without Prescription

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on a recommendation that patients must consult a health care...


October 7, 2025
Health Care at Center of U.S. Government Shutdown Fight
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Health Care at Center of U.S. Government Shutdown Fight

WASHINGTON — Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as they demand an...


October 7, 2025
RFK Jr.’s HHS Cancels Vaccine Safety Grant While Asking for Results
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RFK Jr.’s HHS Cancels Vaccine Safety Grant While Asking for Results

About 90 seconds into his presentation on Covid-19 vaccine safety at a closely watched meeting of advisers to the US Centers for...


October 6, 2025
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2025: Brunkow, Ramsdell, and Sakaguchi Honored for Immune System Discovery
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2025: Brunkow, Ramsdell, and Sakaguchi Honored for Immune System Discovery

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists – two of them American and...


October 6, 2025
Maine Clinics Cut Primary Care Amid Federal Funding Loss
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Maine Clinics Cut Primary Care Amid Federal Funding Loss

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine said Wednesday it is shutting down its primary care...


October 3, 2025
FDA Considers Changes to Hormone Therapy Black Box Warning
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FDA Considers Changes to Hormone Therapy Black Box Warning

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to make changes soon to the lengthy black box warning on many hormone...


October 3, 2025
Government Shutdown Raises Concerns for Local Health Departments
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Government Shutdown Raises Concerns for Local Health Departments

The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the...


October 3, 2025
Walmart to Remove Artificial Dyes and Additives from US Foods by 2027
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Walmart to Remove Artificial Dyes and Additives from US Foods by 2027

Walmart will remove artificial dyes and 30 other additives — such as artificial sweeteners, fat substitutes and various preservatives —...


October 2, 2025
Listeria Found in Walmart, Trader Joe’s Meals Linked to Deadly Outbreak
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Listeria Found in Walmart, Trader Joe’s Meals Linked to Deadly Outbreak

Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain heat-and-eat pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s because...


October 2, 2025