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CDC hepatitis B vaccine vote delayed: What parents should know about possible changes

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is seen during a meeting on September 19, 2025 in Chamblee, Georgia. Elijah…

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West Coast states issue joint vaccine guidelines in shift away from CDC

Christina House/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four Western U.S. states have come together to issue unified…

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Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary

ER Productions Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ahead of a key meeting amongst the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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CDC finds 4% drop in US death rate in 2024. Experts say decline may be due to COVID

Sorrasak Jar Tinyo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell…

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Florida pediatrician warns vaccine mandate removal could harm vulnerable residents

Dr. Lisa Gwynn says Florida’s vaccine decision will create ‘perfect storm’ for diseases. ABC News. (FLORIDA) — A top Florida…

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Using your phone on the toilet raises your risk of hemorrhoids, study suggests

Antonio Hugo Photo/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People who use their smartphones while sitting on the toilet face are…

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Florida surgeon general says state is moving to ‘end all vaccine mandates’

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida is moving to “end…

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More than 1,000 current, former HHS employees sign letter calling on RFK Jr. to resign

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a cabinet meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in…

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Former CDC directors say RFK Jr. is endangering Americans’ health

sshepard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Richard Besser explains why he and other former directors of the CDC wrote an op-ed…

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Doctors may need to rethink decades of routine beta blocker use for some patients after a heart attack, studies suggest

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs…

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