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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Schedule Changes Blocked — For Now
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (277+ words) Meanwhile, some of the same public health groups continue to worry about the slow pace of grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health, which, for the second straight year, is having trouble getting money appropriated by Congress out the door…...
In A First, Plastic Surgeon Group Sides Against Youth Gender Care Surgeries
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (298+ words) The Washington Post reports that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons is the first major U.S. medical association to narrow its guidance on youth gender care following a crackdown by the Trump administration. Other news on gender care comes from New…...
If You’re Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (616+ words) This story also ran on WPLN. It can be republished for free. By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio February 3, 2026 LISTEN: If you're newly pregnant and not able to afford health insurance,…...
Vaccine Panel’s Hepatitis B Vote Signals Further Turbulence for Immunization Policy, Public Trust
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1240+ words) By C'line Gounder December 12, 2025 When Su Wang was in medical school, she donated blood. That's when she learned she was infected with hepatitis B, a virus that attacks the liver and can lead to cancer and death decades later. "I…...
Nutrition Programs Face Their Own Shutdown
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (295+ words) Health programs are feeling the pinch of the ongoing government shutdown. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and the food program for women, infants, and children, WIC, is likely to run out in November, and cuts at…...
Fearing Medicaid Coverage Loss, Some Parents Rush To Vaccinate Their Kids
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1225+ words) By Jackie Forti'r July 25, 2025 For two decades, Washington, D.C., pediatrician Lanre Falusi has counseled parents about vaccine safety, side effects, and timing. But this year, she said, the conversations have changed. "For the first time, I'm having parents of newborns ask…...
Kaiser Permanente To Stop Gender-Affirming Surgeries For Under-19s
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (243+ words) The nonprofit health care provider will continue to provide all other gender-affirming care. The California Nurses Association has criticized the decision as "giving in to government overreach." Meanwhile, Connecticut Children's Medical Center is shuttering its youth gender-affirming care program. The…...
Federal Family Planning Program Shifting Focus Toward Infertility
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (191+ words) The Trump administration plans to use Title X funds previously allocated for providing birth control to low-income patients to instead teach women about alternative approaches to infertility. North Carolina Health News: Abortion Restrictions Can Affect How Families Grow " Or Don't…...
Study: No Link Between Aluminum In Vaccines And Kids' Chronic Diseases
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (231+ words) The 24-year study of more than 1.2 million children in Denmark found that aluminum exposure didn't raise the risk of autism, asthma, or other chronic diseases. Other science and research news is on smoking cessation, dementia, inflammatory bowel disease, and more....
US Hits Highest Measles Cases Since 2000 Disease Elimination
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) CDC data indicate 1,288 measles cases have been confirmed so far this year, pushing past the previous high reached in 2019. In other public health news: Texas first responders are experiencing mental health struggles amidst flood searches; a triple-digit heat wave is…...