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HHS budget proposal eliminates CDC's chronic disease, global health centers in favor of new "MAHA" agency
The proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services slashes CDC and NIH funding in favor of the new ...
US FDA approves expanded use of Moderna's RSV vaccine for at-risk adults
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded the use of Moderna's respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to a ...
Moderna Receives U.S. FDA Approval for RSV Vaccine, mRESVIA, in Adults Aged 18–59 at Increased Risk for RSV Disease
Expanded indication builds on existing U.S. FDA approval of mRESVIA for adults aged 60 and older CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS ...
CDC rehires 450 employees fired from HIV prevention, environmental centers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the latest agency in the Health and Human Services Department to rehire ...
US CDC restores jobs for 450 laid-off employees
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reinstating some 450 employees laid off under the Trump administration ...
Kennedy appoints vaccine skeptics and anti-science zealots after purge of immunization advisory panel
Kennedy is packing the Advisory Committee on Immunization practices (ACIP) with advocates tied to anti-vaccine groups and opposing COVID vaccines.
CDC staff and retired workers call for Kennedy's resignation in a protest outside headquarters
The demonstration came a day after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gutted a federal vaccine safety panel and vowed to ...
Experts emphasize prevention and early diagnosis to combat Lyme disease
The CDC estimates that 476,000 people may be diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease in the United States any given year.