Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has floated a seismic idea: adding autism to the...
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Nuclear Missile Workers Are Contracting Cancer. They Blame the Bases.
At a memorial service in 2022, veteran Air Force Capt. Monte Watts bumped into a fellow former Minuteman III nuclear...
‘Demon Copperhead’ Author Lays Foundation for Women in Appalachia To Beat Addiction
PENNINGTON GAP, Va. — On a Saturday evening in June, people of this rural region gathered at the historic Lee...
Estados apuntan a los alimentos ultraprocesados con iniciativas bipartidistas
James Gallagher, republicano de California y ex líder de la bancada del Partido Republicano en la Asamblea estatal, ha acusado...
In Hepatitis B Vaccine Debate, CDC Panel Sidesteps Key Exposure Risk
The Trump administration is continuing its push to revise federal guidelines to delay the hepatitis B vaccine newborn dose for...
20 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Still Struggles With Evacuation Plans That Minimize Health Risks
In late August 2020, Ashlee Guidry and her staff kept a wary eye on guidance from local officials as Hurricane...
Trump Claims ‘No Downside’ to Avoiding Tylenol During Pregnancy. He’s Wrong.
“There’s no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant. President Donald Trump on Sept. 22, 2025, in a...
Amid Confusion Over US Vaccine Recommendations, States Try To ‘Restore Trust’
When the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met last week, confusion filled the room. Members admitted they didn’t know...
‘Sick to My Stomach’: Trump Distorts Facts on Autism, Tylenol, and Vaccines, Scientists Say
Ann Bauer, a researcher who studies Tylenol and autism, felt queasy with anxiety in the weeks leading up to the...
Mercury in Your Hot Dog? Vaccine Skeptics Face Their Limits at Crucial CDC Meeting
ATLANTA — Public health officials watched with dread as a panel shaped by the Trump administration took up an agenda...
