Ladapo seeks to undo a longstanding consensus: Rules on mandatory vaccinations that prevent spread of infectious and potentially debilitating diseases in children.
Category: 5. Health
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Florida To Ban All Vaccine Mandates; Marks Red/Blue State Public Health Divide
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The Science Behind Vaccine Protection
A nurse prepares children for a polia vaccine shot as part of a city-wide testing of the vaccine on elementary school students.
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As students across the country shoulder backpacks and file into classrooms, another school year is in full swing under the quiet protection of science….
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Cost Savings From GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Still Elusive
Wegovy (semaglutide) is a self-injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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InnovationRx: Inside The Crisis At The CDC
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the Walgreens’ new CEO, Alnylam’s blood pressure treatment, and more.
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RFK Jr Faces Senate Finance Committee. Here’s What They Should Ask
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kennedy is testifying before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human…
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XPANCEO And INTRA-KER Put First Camera-Display Implant In The Human Eye
XPANCEO and INTRA-KER’s system sidesteps the cornea by embedding a microdisplay in the damaged tissue. The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.
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XPANCEO, the Dubai-based deep tech unicorn developing smart contact lenses, and INTRA-KER,…
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Metformin’s mysterious metal effect could explain its big health benefits
The widely used diabetes drug metformin changes blood metal levels in humans. The Kobe University study is an important step in understanding the drug’s many actions and designing better ones in the future.
Metformin is the most widely prescribed diabetes drug in the world. Apart from lowering…
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Olympic Star Shannon Miller Discusses Her Ovarian Cancer Journey
Gold medal-winning gymnast Shannon Miller, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 34 and has now been cancer-free for 14 years, has continued to advocate for more awareness about ovarian cancer and more personalized treatment approaches. (Photo: Renee Parenteau)
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To say that…
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Overworked neurons burn out and fuel Parkinson’s disease
Certain brain cells are responsible for coordinating smooth, controlled movements of the body. But when those cells are constantly overactivated for weeks on end, they degenerate and ultimately die. This new observation made by scientists at Gladstone Institutes may help explain what goes awry…
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Hidden viruses in our DNA could be medicine’s next big breakthrough
You are mostly but not entirely human. If we crunch the numbers, 8 percent of your genome actually comes from viruses that got stranded there. This viral detritus is a souvenir from our evolutionary past, a reminder that viruses have been with us from the very beginning.
Usually, this 8 percent…
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