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Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases. Source link
Winter Storm: How to Prepare and Stay Safe in Extreme Cold Weather
It’s not just frostbite and hypothermia. Freezing cold can affect almost every part of your body. Source link
What Doctors Want You to Know About Supplements
Read this before you pop that gummy. Source link
Increased Scrutiny Leads to an Improved Organ Transplant System
A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants. Source link
Should New Dietary Guidelines Change How You Eat? Your Biggest Questions, Answered.
New federal nutrition advice has caused some confusion and controversy. Source link
Answering Your Questions as RFK Jr. Promotes New Food Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines
New federal nutrition advice has caused some confusion and controversy. Source link
Big Insurers Try to Shift Blame for High Health Costs to Hospitals and Drug Makers
At two congressional hearings, lawmakers slammed executives of major companies, saying they were failing to rein in the cost of medical care for consumers. Source link
RFK Jr. Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked
A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed. Source link
Trump Administration Cuts Off Funding for Fetal Tissue Research. Again.
The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term. Source link
Myths and Facts About Narcissists
Narcissism has become a catchall label for a range of frustrating behaviors. Here are some misconceptions about what it means. Source link