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We’ll soon have tools to protect infants against RSV. Can we put them to good use?

24.05.2023

When scientists, physicians, and public health officials discuss RSV, the talk almost always turns to babies. This ubiquitous infection can leave small children, especially infants, struggling to breathe. It petrifies …

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Coronavirus / Health

CDC to cut back on Covid data it collects as public health emergency ends

05.05.2023

The ending of the public health emergency for Covid-19 will force the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cut back on the data it collects to analyze how much …

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Coronavirus / Health

CDC advisory panel backs changes to Covid vaccination policy

19.04.2023

An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccination policy informally endorsed a plan Wednesday to offer an additional Covid-19 booster shot to people 65 …

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Health

Gunshot injuries surged in U.S. during pandemic, CDC says

30.03.2023

NEW YORK — For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries — a fact that public health experts say is crucial …

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First Opinion

Opinion: There is no epidemic of autism. It’s an epidemic of need

23.03.2023

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced another increase in the prevalence of autism among children. In a pair of new reports — one focused on 8-year-olds …

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Coronavirus

Revamped Covid panel argues for research limits, even bans

08.03.2023

WASHINGTON — Pathogen-altering research is back under fire here, as Republican lawmakers argue it should be banned until policymakers and scientists work out whether these types of studies have helped …

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Eye drops linked to U.S. drug-resistant bacteria outbreak

02.02.2023

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials are advising people to stop using over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control …

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Health

Survey: A majority of Americans support banning all tobacco products

02.02.2023

WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans support banning all tobacco products, according to a new poll published by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The survey, which …

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Coronavirus

HHS needs better oversight of research that alters pathogens, government watchdog says

19.01.2023

WASHINGTON — The health department’s oversight of research that could enhance dangerous pathogens has vague parameters, a lack of transparency, and “does not fully meet the key elements of effective …

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