Google Alert - health

	health Daily update ⋅ December 4, 2025
	NEWS
	NPR CDC's vaccine advisers meet to question long-used vaccines NPR Powerful federal advisers this week are expected to make a controversial change to how babies are immunized against hepatitis B, and to question how pediatricians inoculate children against more than a dozen other infectious diseases, including measles ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Kennedy's handpicked CDC advisers to weigh major change to childhood vaccine schedule CNN The members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices were handpicked by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, after he abruptly fired the 17 sitting members this year. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel could soon upend the hepatitis B vaccine. What to know USA TODAY The influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet Dec. 4 and 5 to debate changes to the immunization schedule, which calls for routine vaccines at set intervals for newborns and young children. The vaccines protect children against ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Kennedy's vaccine advisers to weigh hepatitis B vaccine timing Reuters Dec 4 (Reuters) - Vaccine advisers to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday weighed on whether to scrap a broad recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine for children, with a vote planned for later in the day, in what would be the most significant shift ... Flag as irrelevant
	www.cidrap.umn.edu Public health experts try to 'prebunk' misinformation about vaccines ahead of CDC vaccine meeting today www.cidrap.umn.edu The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) vaccine advisory committee, which helps determine the agency's official immunization recommendations, was once admired around the world for its evidence-based, deliberative review of medical ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Bird flu case confirmed in backyard poultry flock BBC News An avian influenza prevention zone came into force on 6 November, affecting sellers of poultry products and keepers with more than 50 birds. The disease is caused by a virus that infects birds and sometimes other animals ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Influenza cases in Northern Ireland BBC News A paediatric emergency medicine consultant is seeing the "most severe influenza outbreak" she has experienced. Flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland went up by 77% in a week, rising from 273 ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Risky infections in elderly overlooked, warns England's chief doctor BBC News Diseases like pneumonia and flu must be taken much more seriously in older people, England's chief medical officer has warned. Sir Chris Whitty said some doctors do not appreciate that an infection can significantly increase the risk of a stroke or ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News 'This is the most severe flu outbreak that I've experienced' - children's doctor BBC News Dr Julie-Ann Maney, who works at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, said her department has been "extremely busy" due to the rise in cases. "I ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News US Skips World AIDS Day for the First Time in 37 Years Clinical Advisor Still, many public health experts worry that the new "America First Global Health Strategy" may weaken HIV/AIDS programs around the world. They warn that foreign aid cuts and recent changes at the US ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Single-dose dengue vaccine will benefit populations in hard-to-reach regions News-Medical.net A world-first single-dose vaccine against the dengue virus, manufactured and approved for use in Brazil, will especially benefit populations in hard-to-reach regions of the country such as the Amazon, say disease specialists. The Butantan-DV vaccine, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Digital Health AI tool helps spot deadly clots in stroke patients faster, study shows Digital Health The Brainomix 360 Stroke imaging tool, which has been rolled out in more than 70 NHS hospitals, helps doctors spot clots in minutes, speeding up clinical decision making and helping get patients rushed to specialist stroke centres faster. Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Study: Early adolescent smartphone use linked to depression, obesity, insufficient sleep American Academy of Pediatrics Twelve-year-olds who owned smartphones were more likely to experience depression and obesity and not get enough sleep than their peers without a smartphone, according to a new study. Owning a smartphone "offers unique challenges as it may grant youth ... Flag as irrelevant
	National Foundation for Infectious Diseases NFID Calls for Evidence-Based Guidance as Many People Skip Life-Saving Respiratory Vaccines National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Bethesda, MD (December 3, 2025) — As respiratory viruses surge during the holiday season, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is sounding the alarm: vaccination rates are declining, and misconceptions persist. Flag as irrelevant
	The Seattle Times Noninferiority of One HPV Vaccine Dose to Two Doses www.nejm.org The prespecified noninferiority margin was 1.25 infections per 100 participants. We also assessed vaccine effectiveness by comparing HPV16 or HPV18 infection among the trial participants with that among girls and women enrolled in a nonrandomized survey. Flag as irrelevant

You have received this email because you have subscribed to Google Alerts. Unsubscribe

Receive this alert as RSS feed

Send Feedback