The White House recently dismissed the board members for the U.S. National Science Foundation, which funds a significant portion of research across colleges and universities, The New York Times reported April 25. Established in 1950, the National Science Foundation is…
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Austin, Texas-based Ascension Dell Children’s Medical Center received the “National Child Passenger Safety Team of the Year” award for its work around car seats. The award was presented by the National Child Passenger Safety Board and recognizes Dell Children’s dedicated…
More than 130 medical, public health and patient advocacy organizations are raising concerns about recent changes to the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, warning the updates could affect vaccine access and public confidence. The concerns follow an April 1 renewal of…
A majority of the general public believes at least one unproven or false health claim, according to an April 22 survey from the Edelman Trust Institute. The survey is based on insights from more than 16,000 respondents across 16 countries,…
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…
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…