Health & Pandemics

Starting Statins: New Guidelines Aim at Prevention but Create More Patients

Designed to prevent heart disease, new guidelines ask for more testing and nuanced decisions–often in visits too short to fully weigh the trade-offs.

RFK Jr. Announces Investigation Into Removing Microplastics From the Human Body

The federal government will spend $144 million to investigate microplastics and figure out how to remove them from human bodies, HHS Se. RFK, Jr. announced.
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FDA Approves Obesity Pill From Eli Lilly

U.S. regulators approved Eli Lilly’s obesity pill Foundayo, giving consumers a second weight-loss option without injections.

CDC Jeopardized Health of ‘Millions of Americans’ by Failing to Warn of Stroke Risk After Pfizer Vaccine

Sen. Ron Johnson obtained documents suggesting Biden officials downplayed COVID-19 vaccine risks and delayed warning the public.

HHS Confirms New Investment in Cancer Vaccines

U.S. health agencies are investing in vaccines that are aimed at preventing cancer from returning, officials said March 22.
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Judge Blocks New CDC Vaccine Schedule: What to Know

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine schedule for children.

New Government Advisers Say Vaccines Cause Autism

New advisers to the government said during an event on March 9 that vaccines cause autism, a disorder that has become increasingly common in the United States.

CDC: Little-Known Virus With No Vaccine Spreading in US

The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is spreading in the US, including in California and the Great Lakes region, according to the CDC.