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Colorado has “very high” flu activity but not as bad as the…
The flu is widespread in Colorado, but the virus hasn’t hit the state nearly as hard as some others. Nationwide,…
RFK Jr. is now HHS Secretary. What comes next?
Well, it’s official—RFK Jr. is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the department that oversees everything from…
Texas measles outbreak doubles, to 48 cases
The number of measles cases in an outbreak in the South Plains region of northern Texas has grown from 24…
Colorado childhood vaccination rates lag as RFK Jr. confirmed as America’s top…
Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now America’s top health official. Kennedy was confirmed by the Senate on a largely party-line…
Flu cases in Colorado are spiking. What to do if you’re feeling…
If you feel lousy, you’re not alone. Cases of influenza are spiking now in Colorado and across the U.S. Many people…
Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation…
Misinformation about scientific topics, including falsehoods such as vaccines cause autism and climate change being an entirely natural phenomenon, is…
As measles cases rise, a new book warns parents not to underestimate…
It’s a scourge that has afflicted mankind for more than a thousand years. And it’s what keeps Adam Ratner up…
Flu cases rise again, while COVID takes a back seat
Many people are feeling lousy right now as the winter stew of respiratory viruses simmers. But there are a couple of unusual…
How a ‘cow fart’ vaccine could help tackle climate change
The cow’s amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but…
Psst, RFK Jr.: Black People Don’t Need a Different Vaccine Schedule
Though he’s one step away from becoming the nation’s next Health and Human Services secretary, comments Robert F. Kennedy, Jr….
Nursing homes used unproven COVID measures and didn’t use vaccines, antivirals enough,…
Few of the many nonpharmacologic efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes during the pandemic were evidence-based,…
The aluminium conundrum: Is aluminium in vaccines slowly poisoning our future generation?
As the world continues to navigate the complexities of vaccine safety and efficacy, one ingredient has found itself at the…
Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is…
Ten months on from the shocking discovery that a virus usually carried by wild birds can readily infect cows, at least…
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet grills RFK Jr. over past controversial claims during…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced the first of two confirmation hearings Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and…
US reports first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry
The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California,…