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U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread
Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles ...
Newborn deaths related to malnutrition, slow growth increased
The rising mortality due to slow fetal growth and malnutrition is concerning,” a study author said in an email to The ...
Here’s what you need to know about covid this summer
Coronavirus cases may surge in the coming weeks, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago, experts said. Getting vaccinated, masking, improving air quality and staying away ...
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Washington County receives $4,000 grant for opioid reversal medication
A Washington County initiative is partnering with an Arkansas-based organization hoping to aid in the fight against opioid ...
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Vaccine policy in the U.S. is entering uncharted territory
A key advisory group vows to base decisions on evidence, boost confidence in vaccines and protect health. Experts fear the opposite is happening.
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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval ...
Health leaders consider Northeast vaccine group amid CDC changes
It comes after the U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee, replacing them with his own appointees. Some of these new members have ...