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One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk. The study points to five risk factors that public health officials — and, in some cases, women themselves — can do something about: obesity, diabetes, smoking …

One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk. The study points to five risk factors that public health officials — and, in some cases, women themselves — can do something about: obesity, diabetes, smoking …

US CDC taps vaccine skeptic to lead COVID committee  Reuters ACIP member critical of COVID vaccines to lead review  CIDRAP Vaccine skeptic to lead CDC COVID immunization working group  The Hill Covid vaccine critic tapped to lead CDC advisory committee on shots  Seeking Alpha Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team  The New York Times Source link

As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emergency response — when it mattered most, an investigation from KFF Health News shows. The outbreak soon became the worst the United States has endured in over three decades. In …

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on Friday reaffirmed support for Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy, becoming the second major professional medical association to break from current US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations this week. “While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently removed its recommendation that pregnant and lactating individuals receive updated COVID-19 vaccines, ACOG’s …

RFK Jr. Warns Docs of Liability if They Stray From CDC on Vaccines  MedPage Today The Clashing Advice Over COVID-19 Shots for Kids  Time Magazine Pediatricians’ association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance  The Conversation Why the American Academy of Pediatrics is diverging from CDC vaccine guidelines  PBS Doctors take on RFK Jr. on back-to-school COVID vaccines  The …

Vaccines Respiratory viruses Maternal health Women’s health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on Friday reaffirmed support for Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy, becoming the second major professional medical association to break from current US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations this week. “While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

WASHINGTON — The man who attacked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probably tried to enter the agency’s Atlanta campus days before the shooting, investigators believe. The shooter, identified by authorities as Patrick Joseph White, appears to have been captured in security camera footage trying to enter the campus visitor’s center late in the afternoon on Aug. 6, according …

After CDC shooting, anger grows as hundreds lose jobs  The Washington Post CDC Gunman Attempted to Enter Campus Days Before the Shooting  Bloomberg.com 750 HHS employees send signed letter to RFK Jr. asking him to stop spreading misinformation  ABC News Hundreds of federal health workers say RFK Jr has put Americans in danger  BBC “Attacked from within”: Health workers rage against RFK Jr.  Axios Source …

NEW YORK — At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices in the wake of a recent court decision that protected some CDC employees from layoffs but not others. The notices went out this week and many people have not yet received them, according to the American Federation of Government Employees, …