The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool. The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code. They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.

Fluoride in drinking water does not negatively affect cognitive ability, US study finds buff.ly/5K81c0e

HPV vaccine safe and reduces risk of cervical cancer, anti-misinformation review finds buff.ly/dTcRV57

Whooping cough surges in US as vaccination rates fall buff.ly/baTCtnY

Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain www.bbc.com/news/article... Certainly explains my life

Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global health fund donations fall www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Australia adds Twitch to teen social media ban, Pinterest exempted | TechCrunch buff.ly/d9fK7GL

China and South Korea To Curb Influence "Without Expertise" wersm.com/china-and-so...

NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling www.science.org/content/arti...

CDC to end all monkey research buff.ly/OudLxcW

Declaration HHS – #117, Att. #4 in American Federation of Government Employees, AFL CIO v. United States Office of Management and Budget (N.D. Cal., 3:25-cv-08302) – CourtListener.com buff.ly/MulkZlA

Nearly a billion women face domestic or sexual violence, report finds buff.ly/3koukzb

Man in first ever human case of H5N5 avian flu dies buff.ly/pYAYxIu

Will the new FDA fix the old FDA? buff.ly/T1RiBgF

Government accused of “weaponising” antisemitism to silence doctors on Gaza buff.ly/YysV2z6

CDC website altered to suggest possible link between vaccines and autism buff.ly/GUbJGZz

Hardening of anti-immigrant rhetoric in society could drive more foreign doctors away from a “less welcoming” UK, the General Medical Council warns. buff.ly/IXQIolV

Top FDA drug regulator
Richard Pazdur, who assumed his new role this month, has warned that new Trump administration initiatives to expedite approvals could be illegal and pose a risk to public health. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

How a wedding lost the Americas its measles-free status buff.ly/WaF6rHG

Weight loss drugs: What do we know about the effects of Ozempic on children? buff.ly/Tq5f4Oe

Unbelievable

WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce – 2,000 jobs – due to US withdrawing funding www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Doctors’ pay linked to performance: Quebec health system in revolt over new law

Marburg virus outbreak: Six deaths confirmed in Ethiopia www.bmj.com/content/391/...

“Forever chemicals”: What are they and what are the health risks? buff.ly/UpA3Wu4

a useful @theguardian.com graphic

How Lithuania More Than Halved Its Suicide Rate buff.ly/6zWOoOO

UK warned that 15% cut to health fund will force ‘impossible choices’ on Africa

National Institutes of Health staffer put on nondisciplinary leave after criticizing NIH politicization buff.ly/R1haKeD

Chris Whitty: Why health misinformation spreads—and honesty about uncertainty is the answer

US government food programme SNAP protected children during pandemic, researchers find buff.ly/w1XjTdM

Trump expands visa requirements to include diabetes and obesity buff.ly/r6UG4BL

Canada and Americas lose measles-free status as disease spreads buff.ly/39gpoAD

Dementia researchers cheer Texas voters’ approval of $3 billion funding initiative buff.ly/hu55YiP

Third of donated Japanese mpox vaccines going to waste in Congo amid storage challenge buff.ly/tAoncJ2

Tickborne disease cases are rising in the UK, thanks to climate change

Paracetamol (Tylenol): No clear link between use in pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children, rapid review finds buff.ly/2VabDfk

Killer nurse in Germany who murdered patients to reduce his workload is sentenced to life in prison www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Children of Gaza: WHO announces emergency health catch-up campaign for 44 000

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FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”

Trump strikes deal with Ozempic and Mounjaro makers to cut prices of obesity injections buff.ly/I6U8hvl

Tired: articles on Lego rooms Wired: articles on #transformers shelving solutions www.thetimes.com/article/b45b...

Younger generations are witnessing more celebrities smoke on social media — and adults aren’t paying close enough attention. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

FDA drug chief resigns amid lawsuit claims of attempting to “extort and solicit a bribe”

US paediatrician is sued for providing gender affirming care to minors buff.ly/V0O4Iai

Sudan hospital bombing kills 460 patients and healthcare workers buff.ly/SJnIcle

RFK Jr urges world to follow US’s lead on mercury in vaccines buff.ly/4MTGES5

HIV: Five children in India are infected from contaminated blood donations buff.ly/kTSBdSt