RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agency
Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was name…
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‘We’re no longer attracting top talent’: the brain drain killing American science ⊖
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As Trump slashes science funding, young researchers flee abroad. Without solid innovation, the US could cease to have the largest biomedical ecosystem in the world
In April 2025, less than three month…
34 days ago
Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests ⊕
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Exclusive: German research into responses to health queries raises fresh questions about summaries seen by 2bn people a month
• How the ‘confident authority’ of AI Overviews is putting public health a…
43 days ago
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled ⊖
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$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
The controversial US-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has be…
55 days ago
US sees spike in flu cases in December, after most severe season since 2018 ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Not clear whether more people will get the flu this season, but more than 3,100 people have died in last year in US
The United States has seen the number of influenza cases climb significantly in Dece…
70 days ago
Anti-vaccine group once led by RFK Jr circulates false assertions amid measles outbreak ⊖
Children’s Health Defense using familiar playbook to defend health secretary as it downplays dangers of disease and exaggerate risks of vaccines, public health experts say
The non-profit group that Ro…
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’ ⊖
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Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
The Trump administration has indicated that it will fund a $1.6m study on hepatitis B vaccina…
71 days ago
CDC officials urge US flu vaccination after record child deaths last year ⊖
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Americans told ‘time to get vaccinated is now’ as concerning mutation of influenza virus circulates in US
Officials are urging doctors to vaccinate their patients and provide flu antivirals after deat…
73 days ago
Newsom appoints ex-CDC officials to lead California’s new public health network ⊕
Dr Susan Monarez to head PHNIX, a response to Trump administration’s dismantling of public health safeguards
Gavin Newsom, the California governor, announced the appointment of two prominent scientis…
84 days ago
CDC advisory panel votes to limit hepatitis B vaccines for newborns ⊕
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Move from RFK Jr’s advisers mirrors Trump team’s regressive approach to longstanding vaccine guidance
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s vaccine advisers voted on Friday morning…