After a yearlong, unexplained hiatus for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which provides clinical preventive health recommendations to Congress every year, HHS is seeking new task force members. During a dayslong gamut of multiple Congressional committee hearings, HHS Secretary…
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A CDC report on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness that the agency delayed in March has now been blocked from publication entirely, The Washington Post reported April 22. The report found the vaccine reduced the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospital…
While early research suggests the “Cicada” SARS-CoV-2 variant may infect children more easily than adults, children’s hospitals do not appear to be experiencing significant surges in cases or admissions. An analysis of data from New York City shows children are…
President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, MD, to lead the CDC, following months of leadership instability at the agency. The CDC has been without a Senate-confirmed director since August, with the White House delaying a nomination and relying on…
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,…
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…