Flu season has taken off nationwide, with cases rising rapidly in some parts of the country over the past few weeks.
“We’ve seen sustained, elevated activity across multiple key indicators in many areas of the country,” said Alicia Budd,…
Category: 6. Health
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Brazil eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) presented, this Thursday (18), to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, the certificate of elimination of vertical…
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RFK Jr. Has Considered Denmark as Model for Cutting Childhood Vaccines – The Wall Street Journal
- RFK Jr. Has Considered Denmark as Model for Cutting Childhood Vaccines The Wall Street Journal
- Exclusive: HHS planning to overhaul childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots, source says CNN
- Do We Want to Outsource U.S. Vaccine Policy to…
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WA researchers find ‘alarming number’ of children with strep A
A team of West Australian researchers has found one in six children living in the Kimberley region are carrying the potentially life-threatening infection strep A, with many cases left undiagnosed.
The Kids Research Institute Australia has…
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Delivering New Capabilities into the Health System for the Benefit of All Children with Cancer – Children’s Cancer Institute
Children’s Cancer Institute
Children’s Cancer Institute shared a post on LinkedIn:
“As 2025 comes to a close, we want to thank you sincerely for your generous support this year….
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The gut bacteria that put the brakes on weight gain in mice – @theU
Reposted from U of U Health.
The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi in the gut—are associated with obesity and weight gain, raising the…
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Renal Transplantation May Lower Sleep Disorder Risk Versus Dialysis
In patients with
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) , new research suggests renal transplantation is associated with significantly decreased risks of sleep disorders compared to dialysis.1These findings suggest renal transplantation may improve sleep…
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WHO launches new cancer control planning course
In support of cancer control efforts in countries around the world, the WHO Academy has today launched a course on National Cancer Control Planning for Programme Managers. The course is intended for those involved in strategic…
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Reports show how mpox clade 1b spreads through non-sexual contact in DR Congo, Ireland
In a study published yesterday in Eurosurveillance, a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers describe an mpox clade 1b outbreak in Uvira, a densely populated city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where transmission was…
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Kennedy vaccine adviser to take a new role at CDC on children’s health research
WASHINGTON — A vaccine adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with ties to health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being given a new portfolio that will have him overseeing research into adverse childhood experiences,…
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