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MIKE STOBBE

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Experts recommendations on RSV and meningitis vaccines will go to ex-prosecutor now at CDC

A federal panel of experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new combination shot as another option to protect teens against meningitis

Experts recommendations on RSV and meningitis vaccines will go to ex-prosecutor now at CDC
Health|Political|US

Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A key vaccine advisory committee is meeting for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Health|Political|Science|US

Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says

Newly released federal statistics show an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, marking another jump in a long string of increases

Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says
Health|Political|US

CDC officials plan for the agency's splintering, but questions remain

A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official is telling staff to start planning for the agency’s splintering

CDC officials plan for the agency's splintering, but questions remain
Health|Political|US

Why water fluoridation, long considered a public health success story, is under scrutiny

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

Why water fluoridation, long considered a public health success story, is under scrutiny
Environment|Health|Political|US

RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water
Health|Political|US

Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers

Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab
Health|Political|Science|US

5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency

Five high-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leaving

5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency
Health|Political|US

Trump will nominate acting CDC director Susan Monarez for the position, White House official says

A White House official confirms that President Donald Trump will nominate Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the job

Trump will nominate acting CDC director Susan Monarez for the position, White House official says
Health|Science|US

Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years

Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years

Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
Economy|Health|Science|US

US births rose last year, but experts don't see it as a trend

U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don’t see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline

US births rose last year, but experts don't see it as a trend
Health|Political|Science|US

CDC nominee Dave Weldon is likely to be pressed on his vaccine views at Senate hearing

President Trump's nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting ready to appear before Congress

CDC nominee Dave Weldon is likely to be pressed on his vaccine views at Senate hearing
Health|Science|US

Layoffs hit many at CDC lab program that was started to address previous failures

The nation’s top public health agency is losing most of the scientists in a prestigious, but lesser-known, laboratory program that has become a mainstay of outbreak responses

Layoffs hit many at CDC lab program that was started to address previous failures
Health|Political|US

HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts

Department of Health and Human Services officials expected most of the agency’s roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired

HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts
Health|Science

Some people didn't know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests

A new study shows the bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians

Some people didn't know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests
Health|Political|Science|US

Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge's order

Federal health agencies have restored several webpages and datasets, following a judge’s order to bring back public access to information that had been removed to comply with a presidential executive order

Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge's order
Health|Science|US

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says

Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
Health|US

Flu season in the US is the most intense it's been in at least 15 years

The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in about 15 years

Flu season in the US is the most intense it's been in at least 15 years
Health|Political|Science|US

'Voice of the CDC' resumes publication, but experts worry about what they're not hearing

A federal scientific publication has returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health effects of wildfires in Hawaii and California

'Voice of the CDC' resumes publication, but experts worry about what they're not hearing
Africa|Americas|Health|Travel|World

US officials advise travelers to be careful in Uganda because of Ebola

U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak

US officials advise travelers to be careful in Uganda because of Ebola
Health|Science|US

Racial gap widened in deaths among US moms around the time of childbirth

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023

Racial gap widened in deaths among US moms around the time of childbirth
Health|Political|Science|Technology|US

Trump administration's data deletions set off 'a mad scramble,' researcher says

Researchers across the country are in “a mad scramble” to sort out what public data the Trump administration has deleted from government websites

Trump administration's data deletions set off 'a mad scramble,' researcher says

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