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Controversial CDC hep B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau may be canceled

Although the hepatitis B vaccine has been heralded as triumph of public health, a federal advisory panel whose members were ...
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Controversial CDC Vaccine Study in Guinea-Bissau May Be Canceled

Although the hepatitis B vaccine has been heralded as triumph of public health, a federal advisory panel whose members were ...
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Family history of cancer linked to increased risk of long COVID

A family history of cancer may reflect genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, or environmental exposures that ...
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Lyme disease costs up to $1 billion annually in US, study estimates

Lyme disease (LD) carries a substantial financial burden for both patients and the health care system, suggests a new ...
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Delaware, Georgia see major commercial avian flu outbreaks

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) this week noted several commercial ...
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45 confirmed sick in multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to supplement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a Salmonella outbreak linked to a powdered greens supplement.
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Diminished US nursing homes capacity may limit access to long-term care, slow hospital release

Likely due to staffing shortages, US nursing-home capacity has declined—by 15% or more in some cases—since the COVID-19 ...
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Finding moms’ vaccine-induced whooping cough antibodies in babies’ noses highlights benefits of indirect immunization

Newborns of mothers vaccinated against pertussis (whooping cough) during pregnancy have antibodies not only in their blood ...
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CIDRAP Op-ed: Vaccine myths that won't die and how to counter them—part 1

The head of the Department of Health and Human Services has spent decades promoting vaccine skepticism and has now revamped the US childhood immunization schedule to have one-third fewer recommended ...