Kennedy adds vaccine advisory panel members with histories of opposition to vaccines, antidepressants in pregnancy

The two newest appointees are obstetrician-gynecologists who at times have challenged broad medical consensus.

At-home STD tests offer new options for screening and treatment

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women ...

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis on leaving the CDC and calling out RFK Jr.

Dr. Daniel Jernigan, former director of the CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, calls the ...

States go their own way as RFK Jr. shifts federal vaccine policy

New federal guidance to reduce the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 vaccines down to 11 comes as ...
ABC News

Nearly 5 million flu illnesses reported so far nationally, latest CDC data shows

New York City is seeing some of the highest levels in the country. Flu activity is increasing across the country, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New ...
Newsweek

California Recruits Former CDC Chiefs for New Health Initiative

California Governor Gavin Newsom's office announced Monday that the state has recruited two former top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials—Dr. Susan Monarez, former CDC Director ...
Los Angeles Times

Newsom taps former CDC leaders critical of Trump-era health policies for new initiative

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new California-led public health initiative, PHNIX, led by former CDC officials who ...
The Hill

Newsom hires former CDC leaders as public health advisers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Monday he is hiring two former top officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were pushed out by Health and Human Services ...
FiercePharma

New CDC report backs COVID vaccine effectiveness in children as vaccine safety probe heats up at FDA

As regulatory uncertainty around COVID vaccines continues to swirl, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showcases the benefits of the immunizations among children.
Mother Jones

The New CDC Leader’s Whooping Cough Scandal

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Given Abraham’s vaccine skepticism, it is unsurprising that he has earned a ...
NBC Washington

Confusion over CDC panel's hepatitis B guidance could disrupt care for babies

Doctors, hospitals and public health departments are scrambling to ensure proper care for pregnant women and their babies following a controversial vote from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
CNN

CDC vaccine advisers’ new focus on hepatitis B tests in pregnancy is not enough, some doctors warn

Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven’t had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B. Last week, a federal ...