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Even as President Trump vows to reinvigorate America's coal industry, critics say his administration has stripped away key health protections for miners.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named eight new members to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) -- some of whom were seen as contrarians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Frederick County Battalion Chief Josh Laird, 46, fell through the floor of a 5,375-square-foot house that had no sprinklers.
Mercury-based preservative thimerosal is in the spotlight, as a CDC committee votes to recommend single-dose flu vaccines without the controversial ingredient for all age groups.
A CDC panel recommended against flu vaccines with thimerosal, a preservative falsely linked to autism. Experts warn the decision may raise vaccine costs unnecessarily.
A woman was recently accused of being "embarrassing" after she used her CDC vouchers to pay for a $100 meal during a date — prompting fresh debate over the intended use of the government-issued ...
A CDC advisory panel voted 5–1 to recommend only flu vaccines without the preservative thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines and other drugs. Doctors and ...
The CDC scientists who normally generate and interpret data to inform the vaccine advisers’ votes were in an unusual position at this ACIP meeting: answering questions and countering statements ...
Unusual pushback, ‘dangerous precedent’: What the first meeting of Kennedy’s CDC advisers reveals about the future of vaccines in America ...
An outside group of experts agreed that the CDC should recommend a new antibody drug that offers protection against RSV for infants and babies.
Amid scrutiny, CDC vaccine panel recommends flu shots, but only doses without a debated preservative The API failed to deliver the resource. A newly-appointed vaccine advisory panel for the Centers ...
Hand‑picked CDC panel endorses flu shots for all but recommends avoiding thimerosal vials—a win for skeptics that may affect cost and trust.