Got the sniffles? Here's what to know about summer colds, COVID-19 and more COVID-19 activity is rising in much of the country The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025
A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected Jaime Slaughter-Acey said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to discover her study on Black maternal health was cancelled after the Trump administration’s NIH cuts The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2025
AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025
Shingles vaccination rates rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, but major gaps remain for underserved groups Vaccination against shingles increased among adults age 50 and older in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not equally across all population groups. That’s the key finding from a new study my colleagues and I published in the journal Vaccine. The Conversation · Aug 1, 2025
Lyme Disease Explained: Hidden Symptoms, and Why Justin Timberlake Is Sounding the Alarm Justin Timberlake's health battle highlights the hidden symptoms of Lyme disease amid a sharp rise in 2025 US cases International Business Times UK · Aug 1, 2025
US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
RFK Jr.’s ‘information crisis’ has doctors ditching the CDC to save your kids Real doctors want to help you, unsurprisingly. We Got This Covered · Jul 31, 2025
US considering China travel warning after nearly 5,000 cases of deadly virus: report Chikungunya is spread via mosquito bite infections but can be spread to unaffected areas by travellers The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
US medical groups fill gap with own vaccine guides amid ‘information crisis’ As official health guidance changes, scientific groups are stepping in with evidence-based recommendations The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025
‘This is very contagious and very expensive’: Woman catches bacteria that gives her POTS. Then she warns against using public bathrooms Two TikTokers have gone viral for warning against the bacteria C. diff, which one says is having an uptick in cases. The Mary Sue · Jul 28, 2025
Body Of Passenger Who Died On Turkish Airlines Flight Mysteriously Goes Missing In Chicago Turkish Airlines passenger's body goes missing after arriving in Chicago, leaving family in distress and officials investigating the bizarre incident. International Business Times UK · Jul 24, 2025
US fertility rate drops to a new low, CDC data finds The US birth rate has fluctuated over the years and can be influenced by factors such as economic stability. Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2025
Americans Strongly Advised To Refrain From Drinking Alcohol In 18 States Due To Extreme Heat It's so hot in these 18 US states right now that doctors are warning people to stay away from any booze. Bored Panda · Jul 24, 2025
The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows New federal data shows the fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025
The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2025 RFK Jr to remove preservative thimerosal from all US vaccines Anti-vaccine campaigns have targeted thimerosal for decades despite no evidence of ingredient causing harm
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Child dies from brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina A child has died from a brain-eating amoeba at Prisma Health Children's Hospital – Midlands in South Carolina.
Roll Call · Jul 23, 2025 Kennedy adopts panel's advice to remove flu shot ingredient - Roll Call Vaccine makers removed thimerosal from roughly 95 percent of flu vaccinations in 1999 following unfounded claims about mercury.
The Conversation · Jul 23, 2025 How germy is the public pool? An infectious disease expert weighs in on poop, pee and perspiration – and the deceptive smell of chlorine On hot summer days, few things are more refreshing than a dip in the pool. But have you ever wondered if the pool is as clean as that crystal blue water appears?
The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2025 Health experts warn Trump cuts to the CDC could hurt overdose prevention: ‘A step backwards’ The Trump administration has reportedly withheld $140m from a CDC effort geared at preventing overdose deaths
The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2025 Michael Bloomberg urges Republicans to oust RFK Jr, ‘peddler of junk science’ Billionaire and ex-New York City mayor says if Americans die unnecessarily, Senate Republicans will pay at ballot box
Saving Advice · Jul 19, 2025 6 Items in Your Fridge That Could Violate Health Codes You probably think of your refrigerator as the safest place in your kitchen—a chilled fortress that keeps food fresh and bacteria at bay. But here’s...
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025 140 people struck down by mystery illness on board Royal Caribbean ship that departed from LA More than 140 people aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas suddenly got sick with vomiting and diarrhea during a round-trip cruise from Los Angeles to Mexico.
Grocery Coupon Guide · Jul 18, 2025 10 Reasons the CDC Says You Should Never Wash Your Chicken Again For generations, many home cooks believed rinsing raw chicken under water was just good kitchen hygiene. But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that old habit could be doing far more harm than good. While it might feel like you’re cleaning off bacteria, what you’re really…
Roll Call · Jul 17, 2025 Vaccine divide widens after CDC committee shake-up - Roll Call Dozens of pediatricians came to Capitol Hill seeking continued access to routine shots for kids, a month after the Trump administration cleaned house at the federal vaccine advisory committee.
The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2025 ‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall