In the early 2000s, when Dr. Alexandra Cvijanovich was completing her medical training in Utah, her team cared for a 13-year-old boy with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a degenerative neurological disease…
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The US Department of Health and Human Services has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website. A link to the Office of the Surgeon General’s…
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Welcome back to Earth: Say goodbye to blurry eyes, puffy faces, ‘chicken legs’ and a little extra height
by adminby adminDown to their very DNA, astronauts’ bodies can change in weird and sometimes significant ways, particularly during a long flight high above the Earth: They start to elongate, often developing…
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As bird flu continues to spread, Trump administration sidelines key pandemic preparedness office
by adminby adminThe Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, according to three sources familiar with the situation. The White House Office…
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RFK Jr. wants to eliminate FDA’s controversial food additive program. Here’s why that matters
by adminby adminUS Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has begun the process of eliminating a US Food and Drug Administration program called GRAS, or “generally recognized as safe,” that…
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Officials said Friday that Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome last month in the couple’s home in New Mexico. Hantavirus can…
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Trump’s pick to lead FDA tells senators he’d look into food, abortion pill, vaccine advisers
by adminby adminPresident Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Food and Drug Administration told senators in a tense confirmation hearing Thursday that, if confirmed as FDA commissioner, he plans to evaluate…
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New Mexico health officials investigate cause of death in resident who tested positive for measles
by adminby adminHealth officials in New Mexico are investigating the cause of death of an unvaccinated person who tested positive for measles, the state health department said Thursday. The Lea County resident…
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Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments, driving worries about misinformation
by adminby adminAs a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin…
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Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots
by adminby adminTwo long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and Drug Administration — have now been disrupted under the watch…