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An off-the-shelf vaccine has shown promise in preventing the return of pancreatic and colorectal cancer, researchers have revealed. Cancer vaccines have been the subject of promising research in recent years. The NHS in England has been trialling various jabs in patients through the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP). Such vaccines train the body’s immune system to recognise cancer cells so …

In an early trial, a one-size-fits-all vaccine showed promise in preventing hard-to-treat pancreatic cancers from coming back. Pancreatic cancer is of particular concern. The five-year survival rate is about 13%, and up to 80% of pancreatic cancers may come back. “If you were to ask me what disease most needs something to prevent recurrences, I’d say this one,” said Dr. …

You’d be hard-pressed to find many public health experts who have positive things to say about Donald Trump’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. Alongside his numerous policy failures, one Cornell University study found that he was the biggest source of Covid-19 misinformation. But if there’s one redeeming feature to Trump’s pandemic record, it has to be …

By Michael Erman and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal’s editor told Reuters. Kennedy has long promoted doubts about vaccines’ safety and efficacy, and as …

Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy’s call for retraction of vaccine study  Reuters Aluminum in Vaccines: Mechanisms, Myths, and Safety Data  News-Medical No Risks Seen With Early Childhood Exposure to Aluminum-Adsorbed Vaccines  Hematology Advisor Medical journal rejects Kennedy’s call for retraction of vaccine study  MarketScreener Danish vaccine scientists accused of ‘propaganda’ by US health secretary  The Local Denmark Source link

RFK Jr.’s vaccine pullback stokes fears of lost medical breakthroughs  Axios Fox News cheered RFK Jr. for years. Then came his MRNA vaccine announcement.  MSNBC News Former Trump surgeon general says “people are going to die” after RFK Jr. halts some mRNA vaccine research  CBS News Trump Just Shrugs as Kennedy Undermines His Vaccine Legacy  The New York Times Public health experts dismayed by …

Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams — who served during the first Trump administration — argued Sunday that “people are going to die” if the U.S. backs away from mRNA vaccine development, after Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. halted around $500 million in research funding.  Kennedy announced last week that the administration was canceling 22 mRNA vaccine …

A union representing US Centers for Disease Control employees has demanded that the federal government condemn vaccine misinformation after a man who evidently blamed the Covid-19 vaccination for making him depressed and suicidal aimed gunfire Friday at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta. The 30-year-old shooting suspect, who killed a police officer and died during the attack, had also tried to …

A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer. The 30-year-old suspect, who died during the incident, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta but …

Vinay Prasad returns to role as top vaccine regulator at FDA days after leaving US agency  Reuters Top vaccine regulator returns to FDA after recent firing  Politico Loomer Rages at Return of FDA Chief She Pushed to Oust Over ‘Voodoo’ Claims  The Daily Beast UCSF doctor reinstated at FDA less than 2 weeks after resigning amid MAGA backlash  San Francisco Chronicle Vinay Prasad returns …