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33+ min ago   (303+ words) WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will give a keynote address at a Children’s Health Defense conference in the nation’s capital this week, embracing the anti-vaccine organization he once led. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome our founder…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (322+ words) Here’s how you can help: Before vaccines, nearly every child in the U.S. got measles. Today, the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is incredibly effective: Children routinely receive two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine: Measles…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1113+ words) Just a month into her tenure, CDC director Erica Schwartz is missing in action. The country is heading into respiratory virus season, and public guidance on COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines has been muddled, at best. The worst measles epidemic…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (469+ words) Cucumbers are a refreshing, hydrating snack that also provides nutrients to support your overall health. Packed with water, fiber, and antioxidants, cucumbers can aid hydration and digestion and help protect against cell damage. For maximum nutrition, keep the peel on…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1113+ words) Just a month into her tenure, CDC director Erica Schwartz is missing in action. The country is heading into respiratory virus season, and public guidance on COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines has been muddled, at best. The worst measles epidemic…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (486+ words) Four million measles vaccines are expected to begin landing in the country this week as the health ministry will launch another special vaccination campaign on September 25 amid unabated measles infections and deaths. Meanwhile, seven more children died with measles-like symptoms…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1148+ words) Partly sunny with an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible. Highs in the lower 80s.. Partly cloudy with an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible. Lows in the lower 60s. After possible rabies exposure, quick treatment is critical. (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (668+ words) A detailed immunological portrait of one of the world’s most underappreciated parasitic diseases has emerged from southwestern Iran, where researchers have mapped, with unusual precision, how the human immune system responds to infection with the intestinal worm Strongyloides stercoralis....

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (253+ words) Cuts to the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity will not make America healthy...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1218+ words) Retired rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive, came to Rio de Janeiro's famed Ipanema Beach to participate in a campaign called "Tackle HIV." Ian Cheibub for NPR hide caption RIO DE JANEIRO -- "People are still afraid of those…...