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Resigning CDC official: Monarez firing was last straw
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Resigning CDC official: Monarez firing was last straw

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) former chief medical officer on Thursday said her resignation was spurred by the Trump administration’s decision to oust Director Susan Monarez, d...

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FDA approves COVID-19 vaccines only for 'high risk' people
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FDA approves COVID-19 vaccines only for 'high risk' people

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved the updated version of Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines for this upcoming respiratory viral season, but limited the approval to sen...

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RFK Jr. says agency will reveal causes of autism in September
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RFK Jr. says agency will reveal causes of autism in September

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday he's on track to identify "interventions" that are "certainly causing autism" and possible ways of addressing them by September. ...

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First U.S. screwworm case in years confirmed in Maryland 
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First U.S. screwworm case in years confirmed in Maryland 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story First U.S. screwworm case in years confirmed in Maryland Federal officials in the U.S. have found the firs...

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Texas declares measles outbreak over after 762 confirmed cases
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Texas declares measles outbreak over after 762 confirmed cases

Texas health officials on Monday declared the measles outbreak that began in West Texas earlier this year is now over after more than 700 cases were confirmed. The Texas Department of State Health Ser...

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HHS revives long-dormant childhood vaccine safety task force
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HHS revives long-dormant childhood vaccine safety task force

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it is reviving a long-defunct task force on the safety of childhood vaccines, responding to a demand from the anti-vaccine organization founded b...

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