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02.09.2026	Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines — an...
26.08.2026	Toddlers Toys and Motor and Sensory Development: How Play Builds Essential Skills	Share Share Share Share Email Toddlers learn through movement, exploration, repetition, and hands-on play. A simple toy can become an opportunity to practice balance, coordination, concentration, problem-solving, and body awareness. This is...
22.08.2026	With the right preparation, international trips with babies are possible and even fun	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By CLAIRE RUSH Traveling with babies and toddlers can be daunting for parents. Questions about air travel, what to pack and safety are often top of mind, especially on long-distance flights and int...
20.08.2026	Celebrate ‘Back-to-School’ Season with Online Challenge	Aug. 20, 2026 Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County’s (ICPOC) Early Childhood Alliance and Help Me Grow encourage parents to go online now and complete the Developmental Screening Challenge to track and celebrate their child’s grow...
19.08.2026	20 best toys for tummy time	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Whether you just got home from the hospital with your infant or you have a 3-month-old baby, it’s never too early to start tummy time. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents place li...
17.08.2026	US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted M...
17.08.2026	Backup Camera Recall Crisis: 28 Million Vehicles, Infotainment Computers to Blame	By Roger Satterfield Published: Aug 17 2026, 1:24 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
15.08.2026	Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Reaffirms Commitment to Factual, Evidence-Based Communication on Vaccine Safety	The Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP) today reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the wellbeing of youth with developmental disabilities and their families amid a wave of unscientific claims linking vaccines to au...
13.08.2026	West Coast Health Alliance joint statement on federal Executive Order regarding childhood vaccines	For immediate release: August 13, 2026 (26-055) Contact: DOH Communications The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) bases its recommendations for vaccinations on guidelines from trusted professional medical and health organizations representi...
12.08.2026	Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Nada Hassanein, Stateline.org Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988, the U.S. suicide and crisis lifeline, or access online chat at 988lifeline.org. For months, ...
12.08.2026	Doctors say Trump’s vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LAURA UNGAR, AP Medical Writer Doctors say President Donald Trump’s new executive order on vaccines is misguided and likely to stoke fear and confusion among parents at a time when measles is ra...
11.08.2026	Trump wants to split the MMR vaccine. Experts say that’s unlikely — and comes with consequences	President Donald Trump’s latest executive order calls for splitting the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine into three separate shots. But doctors and other experts say that effort has no scientific basis and is unlikely to get off ...
11.08.2026	Maine CDC: Childhood Vaccine Guidance Remains Unchanged Following Federal Action	DHHS → News → Maine CDC: Childhood Vaccine Guidance Remains Unchanged Following Federal Action Aug 11, 2026 Maine will continue to follow the guidance of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on childhood vaccine recommendations, despite...
11.08.2026	Pediatricians and health departments sidestep Trump’s CDC on vaccine guidance	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Karen Brown, New England Public Media, KFF Health News AMHERST, Mass. — For the last 30 years, whenever pediatrician John Snyder wanted to find the most up-to-date research on treating young pat...
10.08.2026	Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ALI SWENSON and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote ...
03.08.2026	Wake County to highlight National Breastfeeding Awareness Month	August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and Wake County Public Health is proud to join the nationwide effort to highlight the importance of breastfeeding for families. Throughout the month, the County will be hosting a series of e...
30.07.2026	Silver Diamine Fluoride Halts Toddler Cavities at Twice Placebo Rate, Trial Finds	By Brandi Henkel Published: Jul 30 2026, 11:35 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
30.07.2026	‘The child is terrified’: Doctors on the front lines of a measles comeback speak out	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News This isn’t just a bad year for measles. It looks to be the start of a bad era. Confirmed measles cases just hit a 35-year high, and it’s only July. Together with last...
22.07.2026	Screen Time Guidelines For Kids Is Changing As Research Paints A More Nuanced Picture	This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Concerns surrounding young people’s screen time are widespread. Australia became the first country to ban social media for users ...
21.07.2026	A mom said infant formula killed her baby. The manufacturer closed the file	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By David Hilzenrath, KFF Health News In September 2016, a distraught mother sent infant formula maker Mead Johnson a message: “REMOVE ME FROM YOUR LIST!!!! DO NOT EMAIL OR MAIL ME ANY MORE! “It is ...
16.07.2026	Liked Short Videos Suppress Brain’s Stop-Signal, Glutamate Levels Predict Risk	By Philip Nickell Published: Jul 16 2026, 4:14 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
11.07.2026	A child can drown in seconds. Doctors want more families to be prepared	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years. “When drowning occurs, seconds matter,” said Dr. R...
06.07.2026	An Idaho mother who said her toddler twins died after vaccinations has been charged with murder	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JOSH KELETY An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Andrea Shaw, w...
29.06.2026	Elevance Health Foundation Invests $5.8 Million To Expand Behavioral Health Access	Elevance Health Foundation announced nearly 40 new behavioral health grants totaling $5.8 million. The grants are designed to help more people access mental health and substance use disorder services across the United States. The funding wi...
17.06.2026	The best baby sunglasses	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Which baby sunglasses are the best? You probably rarely walk out the door on a sunny day without grabbing your shades, but do you make sure to grab your baby’s sunglasses too? If not, you might wan...
17.06.2026	Federal Trade Commission sues leading transgender health group	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By DEVI SHASTRI The Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health on Wednesday, in the latest push by President Donald Trump’s administrati...
11.06.2026	Unproven Autism Drug Surged 2,000% After Federal Briefing: Pregnant Patients Avoided Safe Painkiller	By Chase Fiorini Published: Jun 11 2026, 10:26 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
10.06.2026	Lawsuit seeks to expand Colorado’s ban on female genital mutilation to also prohibit male circumcision	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two men who say they were injured by the procedure as infants want Colorado’s law forbidding female genital mutilation to also prohibit male circumcision. Tristan Huff, of Fort Collins, and Adam Sc...
10.06.2026	OB-GYN group makes vaccine recommendations for the first time	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LAURA UNGAR, AP Medical Writer A prominent OB-GYN group announced vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differ from what the U.S. government advises. The immunization schedule is specificall...
09.06.2026	Trump Attempts To EO America Into Mimicking Denmark’s Vaccination Schedules	Back in January of this year, RFK Jr. clearly strong armed the CDC into changing the childhood vaccination schedules in America to mimic those of Denmark. The public messaging was crafted to sound as reasonable as possible and amounted to a...
28.05.2026	Kids keep getting stuck in hospitals, even after being cleared for discharge	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Cara Anthony, KFF Health News Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his whee...
21.05.2026	Surgeon General Advisory Wants Kids to Live ‘Beyond the Confines of Screens’	The U.S. Surgeon General’s office issued a warning yesterday about the harms of extended uses of screens on children, raising concerns about its impact on academic performance, physical health and mental well-being. The advisory follows a c...
19.05.2026	Acelleron Expands Multilingual Breast Pump Education and Support Programs	Accessible, unbiased education and support resources are now available in English and Spanish to help families better navigate breastfeeding, pumping, and early parenting beyond traditional equipment fulfillment. NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., May 1...
11.05.2026	Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LAURA UNGAR, AP Medical Writer Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That’s the message from a leading pediatrician...
14.04.2026	Inside the high-stakes corporate fight over feeding preterm babies	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By David Hilzenrath, KFF Health News In 2013, a scientist at Abbott Laboratories saw study results with potentially big implications for the company’s profits and the lives of some of the world’s m...
02.04.2026	It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LAURA UNGAR, AP Medical Writer One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentia...
27.03.2026	Have a conversation and create best practices for your child’s social media use	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By SARA CLINE BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a pivotal moment that underscored how powerful and immersive social platforms can be for children and teens, a jury in California this week found both Meta ...
26.03.2026	Discover why parents love these Chicco booster seats	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Which Chicco booster seat is best? Safety is the number one priority for every new parent or guardian, and nowhere is safety more important than in the car, so you want to make sure you have a qual...
22.03.2026	Federal Judge Halts RFK Jr.'s Sweeping Vaccine Policy Overhaul	A federal judge temporarily blocked Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s sweeping vaccine policy changes. The ruling halts dramatic revisions to the childhood immunization schedule. It freezes new appointments to the CDC's vaccine advisory committee....
18.03.2026	U.S. District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against RFK, HHS For Its Vaccine Schedule Changes	It was mere days ago that we were discussing an interesting lawsuit brought by the American Academy of Pediatrics, among others, challenging RFK Jr. and HHS for violating the Administrative Procedures Act in making changes to the CDC’s ACIP...
16.03.2026	Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MIKE STOBBE A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kenne...
10.03.2026	DOJ Lawyer: RFK Jr.’s Authority Shall Not Suffer Any Checks & Balances From The Courts	I’ve spent a lot of digital ink detailing just how bad RFK Jr. has been in his post at HHS. Everything from his attempts to entirely remake vaccine policies in the country, to his neutered response to the ongoing measles outbreak in the cou...
10.03.2026	FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a generic medication for a rare brain disorder, while walking back statements by Presiden...
27.02.2026	Investigation finds YouTube is serving mindless AI slop to toddlers and preschoolers	A new investigation from The New York Times reveals how quickly YouTube floods feeds with bizarre AI-generated videos aimed at the youngest viewers. After a single CoComelon video, more than 40 percent of the recommended Shorts in a 15-minu...
10.02.2026	Florida law models what genetic disease testing could be	To share your story, or find out how to get involved with CNBC Cures, email [email protected] Florida state Rep. Adam Anderson championed the Sunshine Genetics Act, the first state-backed genetic disease screening program in the nation. A...
04.02.2026	Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By DEVI SHASTRI The nation’s largest professional organization for plastic surgeons recommended that gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until patients turn 19, changing the group’s stance on the...
22.01.2026	When to use AI for parenting advice, says researcher—and when it can have ‘dangerous consequences’	Some parents these days turn to artificial intelligence chatbots with child-rearing questions like “Is my child’s fever high enough to go to the doctor?” or “How should I deal with my toddler’s tantrums?” Make sure you stringently double ch...
21.01.2026	States go their own way as RFK Jr. shifts federal vaccine policy	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Tim Henderson, Stateline.org New federal guidance to reduce the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 vaccines down to 11 comes as states already are charting their own courses...
12.01.2026	Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children’s health programs as lawsuit continues	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ALI SWENSON NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including money for rural health ...
06.01.2026	WCHA ALIGNS WITH AAP ON VACCINATION RECOMMENDATIONS	Posted on Jan 5, 2026 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) continues to recommend vaccination in alignment with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule. On Jan....
06.01.2026	The West Coast Health Alliance continues to recommend vaccination in alignment with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule	For immediate release: January 5, 2026 (26-003) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – On January 5, 2026, the Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed a decision memorandum to revise the Child and Adolescent ...
06.01.2026	Here’s what to know about the unprecedented changes to child vaccine recommendations	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials made broad changes to childhood vaccine recommendations Monday, alarming pediatricians and other medical experts who s...
06.01.2026	Stand Up For Science Condemns the Overhaul of U.S. Childhood Immunization Schedule	Stand Up For Science logo is a trademark of Stand Up For Science, non-profit organization, and it may only be used with prior written permission. Copyright © 2025 Stand Up For Science, a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization WASHINGTON, DC, UNI...
05.01.2026	US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ALI SWENSON and LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — a move that lea...
28.12.2025	Clarity Pediatrics Secures $14.5M. Telehealth Innovator Expands Pediatric Chronic Care, Targets Obesity.	Clarity Pediatrics secured $14.5M Series A funding. The telehealth leader will expand virtual chronic pediatric care, launching obesity services in early 2026. Funds also fuel platform development and national growth. The company combats sp...
27.12.2025	Clarity Pediatrics: $14.5 Million Series A Raised To Expand Virtual Chronic Care Platform Into Pediatric Obesity Services	Clarity Pediatrics, a telehealth company focused on virtual specialty care for chronic pediatric conditions, announced it has raised $14.5 million in Series A financing and plans to expand its platform into pediatric obesity care, with an o...
24.12.2025	Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children’s health programs	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LAURA UNGAR, AP Medical Writer The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group. Ea...
18.12.2025	Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ALI SWENSON, MATTHEW PERRONE and DEVI SHASTRI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to...
18.12.2025	RFK Jr. Exacts Revenge On The AAP: Claws Back Millions In Approved HHS Grants	As RFK Jr. continues to dismantle public health in this country policy brick by policy brick, there have fortunately been some consistent sources of sanity for the public to turn to. One of those sources has been the American Academy of Ped...
09.12.2025	What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?	Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE It’s normal for parents, or anyone, to have questions about vaccinations — but what happens if your pediatrician urges a shot that’s under attack by the Trump ad...
24.11.2025	I’m a neurologist—to keep my kids safe and their brains healthy, I follow these 3 food rules	I spend my days focused on the organ that defines us: the human brain. As a neurologist, I diagnose everything from chronic headaches to complex neurodegenerative diseases. But some of the most important work I do to protect the brain happe...
10.11.2025	At The Hollow in Florida, the ‘medical freedom’ movement finds its base camp	Arthur Allen, KFF Health News VENICE, Fla. — MAGA and MAHA are happily married in Florida, and nowhere more at home than in Sarasota County, where on a humid October night a crowd of several hundred gathered to honor state Surgeon General J...
04.11.2025	Colorado’s ‘conversion therapy’ ban prevents cruelty; crummy streets; redeploying carriers (Letters)	‘Conversion therapy’ is cruelty worth preventing The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard Salazar v. Chiles, a case challenging Colorado’s law enacted to protect young people from the so-called practice of “conversion therapy.” At its core, th...
01.10.2025	New measles cases lead state health officials to issue reminders about immunization, travel and symptoms	News Release Oct. 1, 2025 Contact information Since Sept. 29, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has confirmed 10 new cases of measles in the Twin Cities metro area bringing the state’s total for the year to 18. These new measles case...
29.09.2025	Here are 5 things parents can do to protect their children online	In the wake of the Evergreen High School shooting, extremism experts are raising the alarm about how teenagers are being radicalized online in spaces that glorify violence. They, along with mental health experts, recommend parents monitor t...
23.09.2025	Scientists rebuke Trump’s Tylenol-autism claim, stress fever is bigger danger in pregnancy	Jason Gale, Bloomberg News President Donald Trump’s call for pregnant women to avoid Tylenol is drawing sharp criticism from researchers who say the advice ignores decades of evidence and could endanger mothers and babies. Related Articles ...
23.09.2025	FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump about autism, Tylenol and pregnancy	By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration is strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary. “I want to say it li...
23.09.2025	ACMT Supports the Safe Use of Acetaminophen in Pregnancy	ACMT is a professional group of medical toxicologists, including pediatricians, who specialize in the management of adverse effects from medications in the setting of both therapeutic use and overdose. ACMT affirms the safety of acetaminoph...
20.09.2025	WCHA STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO ACIP MEETING	Posted on Sep 19, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), along with the Washington State Department of Health, California Department of Public Health and the Oregon Health Authority, issued the following stateme...
20.09.2025	Age isn’t everything when deciding if a child is ready to be home alone	By CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press School is back in session, bringing new routines — and new milestones for students. Related Articles ‘It was very real for me’: Fairview, Southern Hills lockdown call a mistake CU Boulder releases previ...
19.09.2025	Kennedy’s vaccine advisers change COVID shot guidance, calling them an individual choice	By MIKE STOBBE and LAURAN NEERGAARD ATLANTA (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up ...
19.09.2025	RFK Jr.‘s vaccine panel postpones vote on whether to delay babies’ first hepatitis B shot	Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel postponed a vote on whether to delay the first dose of the hepatitis B shot from birth to at least one month for most babies born in the U.S. The decision...
19.09.2025	Lice pose no health threat, yet some parents push back on rules to allow affected kids in class	By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, KFF Health News Any evidence of lice was once a reason for immediate dismissal from school, not to return until the student’s head was lice-free. But what are known as “no-nit” policies have been dro...
18.09.2025	Kennedy’s advisory panel is expected to vote on hepatitis B and MMRV vaccines	By MIKE STOBBE and LAURA UNGAR, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee meets Thursday to begin a two-day session focused on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox....
15.09.2025	Kennedy’s vaccine committee plans to vote on COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox shots	By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee meets this week, with votes expected on whether to change recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B and ch...
12.09.2025	At Governor Mills' Direction, Maine CDC Issues Standing Order Expanding Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Federal Roadblocks	Maine Bureau of Insurance also sends bulletin to state regulated insurers reinforcing that COVID-19 vaccines must be covered under Maine law Governor Janet Mills today announced that, at her direction, the Maine Center for Disease Control a...
06.09.2025	Do pediatricians recommend vaccines to make a profit? There’s not much money in it	By Madison Czopek, KFF Health News It makes sense to approach some marketing efforts with skepticism. Scams, deepfakes, and deceptive social media posts are common, with people you don’t know seeking to profit from your behavior. But should...
04.09.2025	Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing	By MATT BROWN and MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, tried to defend his efforts...
03.09.2025	Why grandparents must lead on vaccines (Opinion)	Our grandchildren now face a danger that was almost unimaginable when we were growing up. This time, it’s not the disease but the disinformation that fuels its return. Vaccine misinformation, often spread through unreliable sources and ampl...
02.09.2025	Best co-sleeper and bassinet	Which co-sleeper and bassinet is best? Deciding where your baby will sleep is an important step as a new parent. For many, using a co-sleeper or bassinet is the right option. These allow you to stay close to your newborn while still providi...
29.08.2025	With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency’s lost work	But these outside efforts don’t have the federal funding, resources, legal mechanisms or platform that have been the underpinning of the nation’s public health system. As noble as they are, these patchwork efforts probably won’t cut it, som...
27.08.2025	FDA approves new Covid shots with limits on who can get them under RFK Jr.	The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the latest round of Covid vaccines in the U.S., but only for those at higher risk of getting severely sick from the virus. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said...
27.08.2025	FDA approves updated Pfizer COVID shots but limits access for some kids and adults	The new restrictions — previewed by FDA officials in May — are a break from the previous U.S. policy, which recommended an annual COVID-19 shot for all Americans 6 months and up. This photo provided by Pfizer in August 2025 shows boxes for ...
27.08.2025	Why getting a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be more complicated this year	That includes people with asthma, cancer, heart or lung problems, obesity, depression, a history of smoking or physical inactivity. “A high proportion of people would qualify for these vaccines even if they’re not over 65,” said Dr. Paul Sa...
25.08.2025	Kennedy’s anti-vaccine strategy risks forcing shots off market, manufacturers warn	Kennedy has said changes to the U.S. vaccine system are needed because, he asserts without evidence, immunizations are linked to autism, neurotoxicity, allergies, and death. He is a leader of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, an in...
22.08.2025	Despite federal shift, state health officials encourage COVID vaccines for pregnant women	Silverman called the federal shift a “public health tragedy on a grand scale.” Vaccinations against COVID-19 help prevent severe illness in pregnant people as well as their newborns, who are too young to get vaccinated, Silverman said. In w...
20.08.2025	AAP Veers On COVID Vaccines From CDC, RFK Jr. Goes Straight To Conspiracy Theories In Response	If you’re tired of Techdirt posts about RFK Jr.’s inability to competently lead HHS, I’m tired of him leading that organization, so too bad. The problem is that RFK Jr. represents something of a national health emergency, one that is multi-...
19.08.2025	US pediatricians’ new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice	That differs from guidance established under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which doesn’t recommend the shots for healthy children of any age but says kids may get the shots in consultation with physicians. Children ages 6 mon...
07.08.2025	Chronically ill? In Kennedy’s view, it might be your own fault	He said at a news conference on April 16 that autism is preventable and that rates are rising because of toxic substances in the environment, despite a lack of evidence there is any link. “These are kids who will never pay taxes. They’ll ne...
05.08.2025	Got the sniffles? Here’s what to know about summer colds, COVID-19 and more	Flu is trending down and RSV was steady this week. But COVID-19 is trending up in many mid-Atlantic, southeast, Southern and West Coast states. The expectation is that COVID-19 will eventually settle into a winter seasonal pattern like othe...
26.07.2025	Are 2 to 3 cups of coffee a day too much? It’s complicated, experts say: ‘It’s different for each person’	Two-thirds of Americans drink coffee every single day, according to data collected by the National Coffee Association in 2022, and the debate about how much is too much and whether or not any amount of caffeine is safe persists. But recent ...
10.07.2025	RFK Jr. is scaring parents into asking doctors for early shots	“I’m worried that any moment now vaccines will not be recommended anymore,” said Eli Fels-McDowell in Lexington, Kentucky, who recently got her daughter a second dose of the MMR vaccine earlier than usual, at age 3, and a COVID vaccine afte...
09.07.2025	What Trump’s big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans	Medicaid cuts could add to strains on families More than 10 million Americans rely on Medicaid for health care. About 40% of births are covered by Medicaid. Newborns, too, qualify for it when their mothers have it. The new law doesn’t take ...
07.07.2025	American kids have become increasingly unhealthy over nearly two decades, new study finds	Forrest and his colleagues analyzed surveys, electronic health records from 10 pediatric health systems and international mortality statistics. Among their findings: Obesity rates for U.S. children 2-19 years old rose from 17% in 2007-2008 ...
27.06.2025	A rundown of recent Trump administration vaccine policy changes	But the group also said people should avoid shots containing thimerosal, a preservative used only in large multi-dose vials that has been proven to be safe. The ingredient isn’t used in single-dose flu shots, the type of syringe used for ab...
26.06.2025	Kennedy’s advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative	The advisory panel first voted, with one abstention, to back the usual U.S. recommendation that nearly everyone age 6 months and older get an annual flu vaccination. Then the advisers decided people should only be given thimerosal-free sing...
25.06.2025	The Asthma Dilemma: A Dangerous Misstep in Public Health Policy	In the realm of public health, few issues are as pressing as childhood asthma. It’s a silent storm, wreaking havoc on young lives. Yet, a recent report from the MAHA commission threatens to exacerbate this crisis. The implications are profo...
25.06.2025	The Asthma Dilemma: A Cloud Over Lifesaving Treatments	Asthma is a silent storm. It lurks in the lungs of millions, especially children. The recent MAHA report casts a shadow over the treatment landscape. Experts are sounding alarms. They fear that the report's conclusions could misguide policy...
25.06.2025	The Tug of War: Church, State, and the Pharmaceutical Industry	In the heart of America, two battles rage. One is a clash over the separation of church and state. The other is a fight against the pervasive influence of pharmaceutical advertising. Both issues reveal deep fractures in our society. They ex...
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