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Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah as the U.S. faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease.
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana chairs the Senateās health committee. In an interview with Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā Julie Rovner, he discusses the drug supply, his proposal to defray out-of-pocket costs, and his controversial vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary.
Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News the inactivated samples they carried posed no threat to the public, and they characterize the arrests as part of a government harassment campaign.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
President Donald Trumpās nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, expressed support for vaccines, including covid shots, in her confirmation hearing. That contrasts with the stance of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
American hunters skew conservative, rural, and male ā all associated with increased hesitancy about or resistance to vaccines. At the same time, hunters spend more time than most people outdoors and potentially exposed to Lyme disease. So how do they feel about a potential new vaccine against the tick-borne illness?
The stateās campaign to end school vaccine requirements is dead for now. The reasons could offer insights into similar effortsā chances in other states.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The stateās outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in Americaās health, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.ās new autism panel is championing a controversial communication method popular among parents of severely autistic people. Critics warn of abuse ā and fake ātelepathy.ā
A year after the measureās passage, a state law is keeping immigrants and their children from accessing Medicaid even when they qualify.
To collect and scrutinize millions of Americansā health data, U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to work with state organizations that help health systems share medical records. In Nebraska, millions in federal dollars has flowed into one nonprofit cooperating with Kennedyās project.
The state had high rates of parents not vaccinating their children, so it started making them attend vaccine education sessions to opt out their kids. It seemed to work. Then things got ugly.
Conservative Shasta County stopped a measles outbreak from spreading, enlisting teachers, church leaders, and other trusted community members to get the public on board with health guidelines. Infectious disease specialists say the successful effort could be a guide for other communities struggling to contain the highly contagious virus.
Doctors, lawmakers, and other advocates are joining forces to promote recommended childhood vaccines.
The work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the U.S. health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. That has changed.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News journalists made the rounds on national media recently to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is trying to address the interests of his MAHA supporters, who view him as their hope for the future, while being a good soldier in the eyes of the Trump White House, which has been stepping back from some of the movementās core priorities.
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