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Cochlear implants for babies as young as 7 months approved
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Cochlear implants for babies as young as 7 months approved

Ben Summers lights up with a smile the moment he talks about the “Batman” theme song or the afternoons he...


December 5, 2025
Hepatitis B infection and vaccination: key facts to know
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Hepatitis B infection and vaccination: key facts to know

A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a...


December 5, 2025
Insurers easing prior authorization after CEO murder
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Insurers easing prior authorization after CEO murder

A year ago, the fatal shooting of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk unleashed many Americans’ pent-up frustration with insurers’...


December 4, 2025
Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Debates Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns
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Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Debates Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

A federal vaccine advisory committee convened Thursday in Atlanta to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine...


December 4, 2025
CDC Advisers May Delay Hepatitis B Shot in Major Shift
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CDC Advisers May Delay Hepatitis B Shot in Major Shift

Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may vote this week to make a major change...


December 3, 2025
Glucose Monitor Errors Linked to 7 Deaths, FDA Warns
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Glucose Monitor Errors Linked to 7 Deaths, FDA Warns

Certain glucose monitors from Abbott Diabetes Care are providing users with incorrect glucose readings, an error that has been linked...


December 3, 2025
US ends World AIDS Day commemoration 2025, sparking criticism
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US ends World AIDS Day commemoration 2025, sparking criticism

The United States is not commemorating World AIDS Day this year as it has done for decades in the past....


December 2, 2025
FDA vaccine approval process change 2025 sparks backlash
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FDA vaccine approval process change 2025 sparks backlash

A senior Food and Drug Administration official on Friday said the agency will change its vaccine approval process, alleging that...


December 2, 2025
Vaccine committee leadership change 2025 sparks concern
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Vaccine committee leadership change 2025 sparks concern

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial vaccine advisory committee will be meeting later this week under a new chairperson, federal...


December 2, 2025
Measles cases surging 2025 put global elimination at risk
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Measles cases surging 2025 put global elimination at risk

For decades, measles vaccination has been a global success story. Deaths from measles dropped 88% around the world from 2000...


December 1, 2025