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Some hoped a new oral vaccine would solve all the polio campaign’s problems. Reality is settling in

26.05.2023

When a new and hoped-to-be safer oral polio vaccine started to make its way into use in March 2021, there was huge optimism that this long-needed tool would help the …

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Texas wants to wean trans youth off meds in a ‘safe and medically appropriate’ way. Doctors say that’s impossible

26.05.2023

In a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation, 19 U.S. states thus far have banned at least some gender-affirming health care for minors — care that is evidence-based and supported by the …

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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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Opinion: What if we’re talking about teens’ mental health too much?

24.05.2023

Every day, it seems, is mental health awareness day. In the U.S., there’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week in February. May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, which includes National Children’s …

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Social media risks for youth mental health highlighted in new surgeon general report

23.05.2023

Amid what he called the worst youth mental health crisis in recent memory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Tuesday warning about social media’s impact on developing young …

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FDA advisory panel backs Pfizer’s RSV vaccine, but expresses some safety concerns

19.05.2023

A committee of vaccine experts voted to recommend the Food and Drug Administration approve Pfizer’s maternal RSV vaccine on Thursday, though the panel expressed some safety concerns. The Vaccines and …

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Pfizer RSV vaccine seen as effective against severe disease, FDA documents say

16.05.2023

An experimental RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer to protect infants — by vaccinating pregnant people — was shown to be effective in preventing severe lower respiratory tract disease, the Food …

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First Opinion

Opinion: The tragedy of the Golden Gate Bridge’s $400 million anti-suicide net

10.05.2023

Each year about 30 people make the gut-wrenching decision to leap off the Golden Gate bridge to their deaths. To address this tragedy, a Suicide Deterrent Net is being constructed …

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Rare-disease doctors support expanded newborn genomic screening, survey finds

08.05.2023

Plummeting costs of DNA sequencing technologies are injecting urgency into the longstanding debate over whether to dive deeper into the genomes of more infants — even apparently healthy ones. Experts …

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