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Recommendations for Influenza Vaccination for the 2025–26 Season Routine annual influenza vaccination of all persons aged ≥6 months who do not have a contraindication to vaccination continues to be recommended. Information on timing, selection, administration, and contraindications and precautions follows. Timing of Vaccination For most persons who require only 1 dose of influenza vaccine for the season, vaccination should ideally …

Dorgie Productions/Getty Images/The Image Bank RF For the past few years, a small team of health scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been tasked with answering basic statistical questions like: Who is drowning? Where is it happening — in lakes, rivers, swimming pools? And what works to prevent it? The team was starting to answer some …

Volcanoes can bring catastrophic consequences, and reliable warnings can make the difference between a close call and a tragedy. A new study on Japan’s Ontake Volcano identifies a signal, in the form of a subtle change in earthquake waves, that could sharpen those warnings. Researchers compared two eruptions of Ontake and focused on a detail in the waves …

Suffering a head injury could raise the risk of developing a brain tumour later in life, concerning research today suggested.  Age, being overweight or obese and exposure to certain types of radiation through x-rays and CT scans, have long been known risk factors of brain tumours. But, US researchers found adults were ‘significantly’ more likely to develop a malignant brain tumor, a …

CDC to restore overdose prevention funds  The Hill CDC to disburse delayed funds for fighting fentanyl and more, staffers say  NPR Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight  WBUR Overdose prevention program in funding limbo  Politico CDC Urged to Preserve Funding for Overdose Prevention  MedPage Today Source link

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Ben Hendren/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Hendren/Bloomberg/Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be able to fully fund the Overdose Data to Action or OD2A program ahead of a key budget deadline, according to a CDC senior leader. A second CDC staff member confirmed …

LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at preventing HIV, which scientists say could help end the virus’ transmission. In a statement on Friday, the EU drug regulator said its evaluations of lenacapavir, sold as Yeytuo in Europe by Gilead Sciences, showed the drug is “highly effective” and “considered to be of …

Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs  The Wall Street Journal Kennedy considering firing members of preventive services task force  NBC News Kennedy to Oust Care Task Force, WSJ Reports; HHS Says No Decision Yet  U.S. News & World Report RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, WSJ Reports  Bloomberg.com US Health Secretary Kennedy to …

EU regulator backs Gilead’s twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention  Reuters E.U. regulator approves injectable HIV drug that experts say could help stop transmission  NBC News EU regulators back twice-yearly HIV injection  Euronews.com Yeztugo approval: A new era in HIV prevention  Newsday Expert: Lenacapavir Shows 100% Efficacy in Key Trial, Offering Transformative Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention  Pharmacy Times Source link

Image credits: Getty Images The warm temperatures of the summer are perfect breeding climates for a variety of bacteria that thrive in increasing temperatures. These developed and quickly rising bacteria are strong enough to battle the immune system and lead to severe health problems, including death.In 2025, a rare flesh-eating bacteria led to the death of four people in Florida. …