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What to know about the CDC’s upended vaccine schedule under RFK Jr.
January 7, 2026·1 min read

What to know about the CDC’s upended vaccine schedule under RFK Jr.

Health Care News – Read More The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upended the childhood vaccine schedule Monday, reducing the number of recommended shots for…

Doctors’ visits for flu-like illness at highest rate on record since 1997
January 7, 2026·1 min read

Doctors’ visits for flu-like illness at highest rate on record since 1997

Health Care News – Read More Activity during the current flu season is growing to severe levels, with the percentage of doctors’ visits for flu-like illnesses…

RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record
January 7, 2026·7 min read

RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record

Health – The Conversation – Read More Vaccines on the childhood schedule have been tested in controlled trials involving millions of participants and are constantly monitored…

Wyoming top court strikes down nation’s first abortion pill ban
January 7, 2026·1 min read

Wyoming top court strikes down nation’s first abortion pill ban

Health Care News – Read More Wyoming’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that abortion will remain legal in the state, undoing the country’s first abortion pill ban…

Trump tells Republicans to be ‘flexible’ on abortion restriction demands in health care
January 7, 2026·1 min read

Trump tells Republicans to be ‘flexible’ on abortion restriction demands in health care

Health Care News – Read More President Trump on Tuesday told House Republicans to be “flexible” in their demands for restrictions against federal funds going to…

Appeals panel upholds block of NIH research overhead payment cuts
January 7, 2026·1 min read

Appeals panel upholds block of NIH research overhead payment cuts

Health Care News – Read More A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling preventing the Trump administration from cutting billions of dollars in support of research payments to…

Can children still get vaccines no longer recommended by the CDC?
January 7, 2026·1 min read

Can children still get vaccines no longer recommended by the CDC?

Health Care News – Read More Several vaccines are no longer recommended for all children. 

Philly’s walkable streets and public parks offer older residents chances to stay active – but public transit and accessibility pose challenges
January 7, 2026·6 min read

Philly’s walkable streets and public parks offer older residents chances to stay active – but public transit and accessibility pose challenges

Health – The Conversation – Read More Daily movement and regular strength training support healthy aging. kali9.iStock via Getty Images Plus One in five Philadelphians are…

FDA Approves Wegovy Weight Loss Pill: How It Compares to Injectables
January 7, 2026·7 min read

FDA Approves Wegovy Weight Loss Pill: How It Compares to Injectables

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a tablet version of the GLP-1 drug Wegovy for weight loss. Image courtesy…

Kennedy wants to end ‘war on saturated fats’ with new dietary guidelines
January 7, 2026·1 min read

Kennedy wants to end ‘war on saturated fats’ with new dietary guidelines

Health Care News – Read More Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will begin his push for Americans to eat more saturated…