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BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight
Food & health Wellness See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code red” management …
Unusual pushback, ‘dangerous precedent’: What the first meeting of Kennedy’s CDC advisers reveals about the future of vaccines in America
Vaccines Federal agencies Children’s health Respiratory viruses See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow A startling new vision of vaccination in America is becoming clearer — one likely to involve fresh scrutiny of established science and practices, and limits on vaccines that have been studied for decades. …
CDC scientists push back on vaccine presentations expected to cast doubt on immunization safety
Vaccines Federal agencies Respiratory viruses Children’s health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency scientists who normally generate and interpret data to inform this group’s votes …
New CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend Merck RSV antibody protection for babies
Vaccines Federal agencies Respiratory viruses Prescription drugs See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow A group of outside advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 5-2 to recommend the use of a new shot that can protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus, adding …
Childhood vaccines were a global success story. Misinformation and other obstacles are slowing that progress, a study shows
Vaccines Children’s health Fighting disinformation See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow Routine vaccines have prevented the deaths of about 154 million children around the world over the past 50 years, a new study shows, but efforts have been slowing recently, allowing for the growth of some …
CDC nominee defends Kennedy shakeup of vaccine advisers
Vaccines Federal agencies Water availability Congressional news See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent move to replace a federal panel of vaccine advisers should help restore Americans’ trust in the US Centers for Disease Control and …