Students in the crosswalk at AmericaÐÔÊӽ紫ý birthplace, Independence Hall. AmericaÐÔÊӽ紫ý young people have faced a decline in health since the 1970s co…
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PHILADELPHIA — American children today are dying at much higher rates than kids in similar countries. They’re also far more likely to suffer from a chronic disease than children in previous generations were. ThatÐÔÊӽ紫ý according to a new study from researchers at the ChildrenÐÔÊӽ紫ý Hospital of Philadelphia, who dug through nearly two decades’ worth of data from health systems and government sources in ...
The Centers for Disease Control and PreventionÐÔÊӽ紫ý key vaccine panel has voted 5-1 to ban thimerosal, a harmless preservative used in a small portion of flu vaccines, in what critics say is a nod to vaccine skeptics who have fixated on the chemicalÐÔÊӽ紫ý use. The move rescinds recommendations for flu vaccines containing thimerosal for children, […]
CDC vaccine panel abruptly overhauled by RFK Jr. says it will review childhood vaccination schedules
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will reexamine current recommendations around childhood vaccination schedules and Hepatitis B immunizations, members of the CDCÐÔÊӽ紫ý Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices announced during a meeting in Atlanta Wednesday. The committee, which meets three times a year, does not typically garner much public interest. However, this meeting is the […]
(The Center Square) – A fifth case of measles occurred in Georgia, the state ÐÔÊӽ紫ý of Public Health said on Friday.
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DALLAS — After a pediatric patient in West Texas died of measles complications, hospital officials are urging the community to take the outbreak seriously, and to educate themselves about the virus and vaccination. Texas health officials on Wednesday reported the first person — a school-aged child — has died in the stateÐÔÊӽ紫ý ongoing measles outbreak after being hospitalized in Lubbock. ItÐÔÊӽ紫ý the ...
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo delivers remarks during a bill-signing ceremony with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 8, 2024, in …
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TAMPA, Fla. — New guidance from FloridaÐÔÊӽ紫ý top health official could lead to an increase in cavities and other dental issues, especially among children and low-income communities, health experts are warning. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo last month advised communities against adding fluoride to their drinking water citing studies in Canada and Mexico that found a correlation between ...
Dr. Tammy Lyles-Arnold, a pediatrician with Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Family Medicine & Pediatrics Polk, loves what she does.
A health worker prepares a measles vaccine in a hospital of Montenegro's capital Podgorica on Feb. 16, 2020.Â
