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Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

CDC poised to decide on hep B vaccine for newborns amid pressure from Trump officials

Removing the recommended newborn hepatitis B birth dose would end public insurance coverage and substantially reduce access for low-income families, raising cancer risk.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy

Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has questioned COVID vaccine safety and banned state vaccine promotion, will be CDC principal deputy director under HHS leadership.
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US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Trump urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol over unproven autism risk

US President urged pregnant women to avoid paracetamol (Tylenol) citing unproven autism links and questioned MMR vaccination, prompting strong medical backlash.
fromNature
3 months ago

RFK Jr. slings accusations and defends public-health upheaval at fiery hearing

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr defiantly defended his controversial actions to upend public health at a Senate hearing on 4 September. Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine advocate, also made unfounded allegations about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and accused the medical establishment of corruption. What was supposed to be a routine hearing about the health care agenda of Republican President Donald Trump was anything but.
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fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Thursday Morning What's Up: Illegal Gambling Den Shut Down In Alameda

The Alameda Police Department say they shut down an illegal gambling den being operated inside a home on Tuesday, where they found slot machines, table games like roulette, and drugs. [KTVU] A resident of the tiny town of Chinese Camp, Layne Smith, whose family has lived there for four generations, describes how he saved his home from the wildfire that came through Tuesday night. [KTVU]
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Philosophy
fromThe New Yorker
4 months ago

Letters from Our Readers

Psychedelics may help clergy encounter the Divine, but true spiritual maturity arises from communal interactions rather than isolated experiences.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
4 months ago

Attorney General Pam Bondi Dismisses Charges Against Surgeon Who Faked Covid-19 Cards

Pam Bondi intervened to halt the trial of Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, accused of serious COVID vaccine fraud.
NYC parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
7 months ago

Opinion: Why don't we see older adults with autism? It's history, not mystery

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about autism and vaccines are incorrect and overlook the historical mistreatment and misdiagnosis of autistic individuals.
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