Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns apnews.com/article/cdc-...

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Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.

The governors of Arizona and Maine have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.

Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism apnews.com/article/vacc...

West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings apnews.com/article/west...

For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road. What was once a simple process has become “a whole different beast this year,” one patient said. apnews.com/article/covi...

Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say apnews.com/article/flor...

With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost work apnews.com/article/cdc-...

Photos show workers rally for senior CDC officials forced off Atlanta headquarters apnews.com/photo-galler...

Departing CDC officials say Monarez's firing was the final straw and political meddling is a problem apnews.com/article/cdc-...

CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job and other agency leaders resign. "The CDC is being decapitated. This is an absolute disaster for public health." apnews.com/article/cdc-...

COVID shots re approved for all seniors. But the FDA narrowed their use for younger adults and children to those with at least one high-risk health condition, such as asthma or obesity, presenting new barriers to access for millions of Americans. apnews.com/article/vacc...

BREAKING: Some FEMA employees who signed a public letter of dissent are put on administrative leave, according to documents reviewed by AP.

Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press. apnews.com/article/clim...

Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite apnews.com/article/new-...

HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union rights apnews.com/article/hhs-...

Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins said he'll seek to strip federal funding from the New Orleans Public Health Department after it shared the American Academy of Pediatrics "strong recommendation" that children from 6 months to 2 years receive the COVID shot. www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2...

Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agency apnews.com/article/cdc-...

The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday. apnews.com/article/supr...

From @theathletic.com: After a soccer game was delayed because of concerns about extreme heat, the NWSL commissioner threatened to fine the top-ranked Kansas City Current. Sources said the league wanted the game to proceed so it could be televised.

Good story. www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...

At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says apnews.com/article/cdc-...

Infections have been reported as far north as New England — Massachusetts recently issued an alert after someone reportedly was infected on Cape Cod. How to protect yourself from Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria found in some coastal waters. apnews.com/article/vibr...

Delayed post. Story from yesterday: US pediatricians' new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice apnews.com/article/covi...

FDA's new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views apnews.com/article/fda-...

The White House has held off on publicly releasing the report, which was submitted to Trump on Tuesday. The latest report is the policy companion to a “MAHA” report released in May, which was found to have several errors in it. apnews.com/article/maha...

Health officials in Sudan have launched a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign in the capital, Khartoum, to curb what humanitarians call a rapidly spreading outbreak.

CDC shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Georgia investigators say apnews.com/article/cdc-...

Man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows, in CDC attack apnews.com/article/cdc-...

Georgia authorities have identified the suspect in the CDC shooting that left one police officer dead.

Experts say it's unclear what exactly Trump is calling for. Changes to the 2030 census? A mid-decade census? If the latter, will it be used for a mid-decade change in the divvying up of congressional seats based on the population count? apnews.com/article/trum...

MMWR today published a survey done last year of about 3,300 adults in ERs in eight U.S. cities. 86% had not received one or more of the recommended vaccines for their age group. Half said that if ER docs offered them the vaccinations they're missing, they'd do it. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

Updates are needed to help clear a backlog. But experts worry Kennedy’s changes will reflect his history as a leader in the anti-vaccine movement, which has alternately called for abolishing the program or expanding it to cover unproven injuries. apnews.com/article/rfk-...

New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires apnews.com/article/maui...

The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback apnews.com/article/poli...

Trump once celebrated mRNA-based COVID shots as a signature achievement of his first term. But HHS Secretary Kennedy, a longtime vaccine critic, on Tuesday announced the halting of $500 million worth of vaccine development projects - all using mRNA technology. apnews.com/article/kenn...

Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children apnews.com/article/raw-...

COVID-19 activity is rising in much of the country.

AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups apnews.com/article/vacc...

On the day she's sworn in, Susan Monarez already in The Onion — theonion.com/cdc-recommen...

US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record apnews.com/article/vacc...

Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become.

Experts say that for a developed country’s population to remain stable over time, women on average should have 2.1 kids. New federal data shows the U.S. rate has dropped to an all-time low — less than 1.6. apnews.com/article/fert...

We learned the Trump admin is moving to slash regs on launch companies — like Elon Musk’s SpaceX — that aim to protect people and the enviro. The changes come despite explosions that sent debris raining on the Caribbean and Gulf. www.propublica.org/article/trum... w/ @tophersanders.bsky.social

Juul gets FDA's OK to keep selling tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes apnews.com/article/juul...

BREAKING: More than 20 states sue the Trump administration over billions in frozen funding for after-school, summer programs and more.

A new CDC estimate shows a rise in prediabetes among American adolescents, a finding that is spurring concerns about the health of U.S. children — and the way Trump administration health officials are conducting research and communicating information. apnews.com/article/pred...

It's official: This is the worst year for measles in more than three decades, and we still have six months to go. apnews.com/article/meas...

BREAKING: A key Medicaid provision in Trump's tax cut and spending bill is found to violate Senate rules.