BANGKOK — BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and…
Read more Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant populationOver two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer. He said the closely scrutinized 2019 trip he…
Read more Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreakMINNEAPOLIS — Public health officials and community leaders say that even before federal immigration authorities launched a crackdown in Minneapolis, a crisis was brewing. Measles vaccination rates among…
Read more Fear among Minnesota’s Somali community compounds a public health woe: Low measles vaccination ratesDr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance…
Read more Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kidsWASHINGTON — Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus — and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel.…
Read more Flu cases quickly increasing throughout USIt’s normal for parents, or anyone, to have questions about vaccinations — but what happens if your pediatrician urges a shot that’s under attack by the Trump administration?…
Read more What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want…
Read more RFK Jr. says he’s following ‘gold standard’ science. Here’s what to knowWASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help…
Read more COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumorsTrump administration health officials plan to remove a vaccine ingredient that’s been safely in use for decades, aluminum. The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has…
Read more Why is a metal such as aluminum in some vaccines?SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s Democratic lawmakers were set to meet Wednesday to begin shoring up safety net spending in response to President Donald Trump’s recent cuts…
Read more New Mexico Democrats rush to shore up safety net programs after federal cutsHillary Clinton on Wednesday slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and accused the Trump administration of turning “the clock back” on public health. Clinton expressed alarm about people in…
Read more Hillary Clinton slams RFK Jr. and the spread of ‘crackpot ideas,’ saying they are costing livesNEW YORK — As medical professionals react with alarm to President Donald Trump’s unproven statements about Tylenol, childhood vaccines and autism, a different group of Americans is feeling…
Read more Trump’s comments on autism validate ‘MAHA’ movementATLANTA — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee meets Thursday to begin a two-day session focused on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox.…
Read more Kennedy’s advisory panel is expected to vote on hepatitis B and MMRV vaccinesMELBOURNE, Australia — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species that…
Read more Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydiaFlorida’s plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won’t take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to…
Read more Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine rule won’t start for 90 days, won’t cover all diseasesST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Dr. Joseph Ladapo, whose credentials include two Harvard University degrees, says that requiring vaccinations for diseases like measles, polio and chickenpox amounts to government-imposed…
Read more Florida surgeon general Ladapo’s vaccine mandates opposition goes against medical mainstreamAs the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to make Florida the first state to remove school vaccine mandates, deep concern is spreading among doctors, parents and public…
Read more Fla. to eliminate school vaccine mandatesThe turmoil triggered rare bipartisan alarm as Kennedy tries to advance anti-vaccine policies that are contradicted by decades of scientific research. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript…
Read more CDC receives new acting director amid turmoilAlthough mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly argued they are ineffective to justify the Department of…
Read more FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.’s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidenceKAVUMU, Congo — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the…
Read more Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
