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A city responding to a lead crisis in local schools reached out to the CDC for help. Now, they fear they won’t get it
A few months ago, a test revealed that a child in Milwaukee ...
FDA delays full approval of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance
The agency is seeking more data on the vaccine, said the source, ...
Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally
In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin ...
Scholars, groups sue Trump administration over canceled NIH research funding
A public health association and one of the nation’s largest worker unions ...
‘The lives of individuals in the US are at stake,’ researchers warn after HHS cancels hundreds of vaccine grants
As preventable infections like measles threaten to become endemic again in the ...
Staff cuts at federal health agencies have begun
A massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies early ...
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
This story was originally published on ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates ...
Multistate measles outbreak crosses 450 cases, with possible international spread
A measles outbreak spanning Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma reached at least ...
Sleep
Childhood sleep issues may raise suicide risk, study finds
If your child sometimes has trouble sleeping, it may be easy to ...
Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time
It’s almost time for clocks to “fall back” one hour and gain ...
Prevent low back pain with this simple lifestyle change
Low back pain affects at least 619 million people worldwide, and that ...
1 in 4 parents say their young child has bedtime anxiety, new poll finds
When her daughter was 6 years old, Kelceymarie Warner began to notice ...
He was the first person to be diagnosed with a new sleep disorder. It led to a scientific breakthrough
Donald Dorff could hear the crowd roaring as he snatched the quarterback’s ...
Horrific nightmares may signal initial onset of these chronic diseases, study says
The nightmares are intense and often horrifying, sometimes lasting well into the ...
Don’t drink before your nap on the plane. It could hurt you now and later
The “fasten seat belt” sign is off, and the time for a ...
The new secret to unlock restful sleep: Evening exercise breaks
Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified ...
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Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally
In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis. Also ...
FDA delays full approval of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance
The agency is seeking more data on the vaccine, said the source, who declined to be named because they weren’t ...
Scholars, groups sue Trump administration over canceled NIH research funding
A public health association and one of the nation’s largest worker unions are suing the Trump administration over the abrupt ...
‘The lives of individuals in the US are at stake,’ researchers warn after HHS cancels hundreds of vaccine grants
As preventable infections like measles threaten to become endemic again in the US, researchers whose government grants were recently terminated ...
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
This story was originally published on ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our ...
Staff cuts at federal health agencies have begun
A massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies early Tuesday, with some employees receiving early morning emails ...
