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Public Awareness Low About HPV, HPV Vaccination, HPV-Linked Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 – Public awareness about human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccination, and HPV-associated cancers is low, according to a research letter published online Aug. 14 in JAMA...
Cholera Outbreak in Darfur Kills 40 in One Week, Officials Say
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 — A fast-moving cholera outbreak in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed 40 people and sickened more than 2,300 in the past week alone, according to Doctors Without Borders. The med...
New Vaccine May Help Stop Deadly Pancreatic Cancers From Coming Back
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2025 — A new vaccine aimed at a common cancer gene mutation could help stop aggressive pancreatic cancers from coming back, a small clinical trial suggests. Pancreatic cancer is one ...
Nearly 9 in 10 ER Patients Aren't Fully Vaccinated
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 — Nearly 9 out of 10 adults who land in an ER haven't been fully vaccinated, a new study says. People who came to an emergency department for treatment of minor injuries or i...
Vinay Prasad Returns to FDA After Being Ousted
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s top vaccine regulator is returning to his post less than two weeks after the White House had him ousted. Dr. Vinay Prasad will aga...
Many Not Up to Date With Vaccines Would Accept Shots During ED Visits
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 – Many individuals who are not up to date with recommended vaccinations would accept vaccines if offered during an emergency department visit, according to research published...
AMA, AAP, IDSA Among Organizations Disinvited From CDC Vaccine Workgroups
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 – U.S. health officials have informed more than half a dozen leading medical organizations that they will no longer be invited to participate in developing vaccination...
RFK Jr. Cancels $500M in mRNA Vaccine Research Projects
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has canceled nearly $500 million in grants and contracts meant to support mRNA vaccine d...
Study Estimates COVID-19 Vaccinations Prevented More Than 2.5 Million Deaths in 2020 to 2024
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 – COVID-19 vaccination during 2020 to 2024 was beneficial, but estimates are more conservative than previous calculations that focused on the first year of vaccinations,...
FDA Vaccine Chief Steps Down After Controversial Tenure
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine official is stepping down after just three months in a role that upset drug companies, patient groups and some pol...
Could a Single Shot at Birth Shield Kids From HIV for Years?
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 — There’s potentially exciting news from a trial conducted in monkeys: A single shot of gene therapy given to newborn monkeys appears to shield them from HIV, the virus that c...
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Aid Outcomes in Patients With Cancer
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 – COVID-19 vaccination boosters protect people with cancer developing from severe COVID-19, according to a study published online July 17 in JAMA Oncology. Jacek Skarbinski, ...
COVID Vaccines Saved More Than 2.5 Million Lives, Mostly Seniors
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 — More than 2.5 million deaths were prevented worldwide by the cutting-edge vaccines developed for COVID-19, mainly among seniors, a new analysis says. Essentially, one death w...
U.S. to Remove Mercury Preservative From Flu Jabs
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 — It's official: The controversial preservative thimerosal will be stripped from all flu vaccines distributed in the United States. According to the CDC, influenza (flu) v...
COVID Boosters Protect People With Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 — Cancer patients can be very vulnerable to a severe COVID infection, but COVID-19 vaccine boosters can be lifesavers for them, a new study says. COVID boosters reduced c...