The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is recommending children as young as 6 months receive the measles vaccine. The change comes after seven measles cases were identified in Washtenaw County and another case in Monroe County, according to…
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Cases of coccidioidomycosis, or Valley fever, jumped from 1.8 in 100,000 children in 2021 to 10.9 in 100,000 in 2024, a University of California, Los Angeles study found. The study, published March 12 in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases…
Amid a monthslong measles outbreak, infection rates seem to be increasing for rotavirus, a disease most common among children and infants. In the week ending April 4, 7.3% of 2,329 rotavirus tests were positive for the infection, according to the…
President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, MD, as the next CDC director, he said in an April 16 social media post. Dr. Schwartz, a retired Coast Guard rear admiral, served as deputy surgeon general during President Trump’s first term.…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has entered into a scientific agreement with Evansville, Ind.-based Mead Johnson Nutrition, an infant nutrition company. Four things to know: 1. The agreement went into effect Jan. 1 and will support research across the lifespan,…
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The Trump administration is considering appointing Houman Hemmati, MD, PhD, to lead the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, The Washington Post reported April 14. Dr. Hemmati, an ophthalmologist, has served in various industry roles, including an adjunct clinical…
An Arkansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee report found that 94% of pregnancy-related deaths in the state were preventable. The report, published in December but released to the public April 10, collected data on deaths during or within one year post…
Cesarean section rates continued to rise in 2025, reaching a decade-high, while the nation’s fertility rate hit its lowest point in at least 25 years, new CDC data shows. The agency’s National Center for Health Statistics released provisional data on…
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will continue operating under a charter renewed April 1 that expands its focus on vaccine safety and alters member expertise requirements. The updated charter places greater emphasis on vaccine risks and adverse events and…
The CDC has delayed publication of a report on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness that had been scheduled for March 19, according to an April 9 report from The Washington Post. The report found that vaccinated healthy adults reduced their likelihood of…