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RFK Jr.’s new CDC advisers to study childhood vaccination schedule, guidelines for hepatitis B, measles shots
At the first meeting of a controversial new group of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
Sen. Bill Cassidy urges RFK Jr. to postpone CDC vaccine panel meeting
Sen. Bill Cassidy called for a meeting of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory committee set for ...
US health secretary Kennedy says he brought back 722 CDC employees, 220 at NIH
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that he has rehired 942 ...
Why Kennedy’s overhaul of a key CDC committee could lead to ‘vaccine chaos’ in the US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will gather this ...
New CDC Policy Moots Suit Over Deleted Former Employee Emails
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention records retention policy ends the need for a lawsuit over whether its ...
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Hypertension is most common chronic condition among Americans 85 and older, CDC study reveals
A comprehensive new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics shows that chronic health conditions are nearly universal among Americans age 85 ...
Presentation for CDC advisers appears to cite nonexistent study to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative
A presentation slated to be shared at this week’s meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and ...
CDC reports jump in high blood pressure deaths linked to excessive drinking
Excessive drinking was linked to a jump in high blood pressure deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report ...