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How pollution and the microbiome interact with Tregs, the immune system regulators whose discovery was honored with the Nobel Prize
October 10, 2025·5 min read

How pollution and the microbiome interact with Tregs, the immune system regulators whose discovery was honored with the Nobel Prize

Health – The Conversation – Read More Treg cells have been thrust into the limelight thanks to the Nobel Prize-winning work of a team of researchers…

Flu season has arrived – and so have updated flu vaccines
October 10, 2025·4 min read

Flu season has arrived – and so have updated flu vaccines

Health – The Conversation – Read More The flu vaccine is updated every year to include the strains known to be circulating. Cecilie_Arcurs/E+ via Getty Images…

CDC panel to review childhood vaccine schedules
October 9, 2025·2 min read

CDC panel to review childhood vaccine schedules

Health Care News – Read More The vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to look into the timing…

GOP senators urge RFK Jr. to crack down on medication abortion
October 9, 2025·3 min read

GOP senators urge RFK Jr. to crack down on medication abortion

Health Care News – Read More Almost every Senate Republican on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “reevaluate” whether a newly approved generic…

Rectal Bleeding in Young Adults Linked to 8.5 Times Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer
October 9, 2025·7 min read

Rectal Bleeding in Young Adults Linked to 8.5 Times Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More A new study found that rectal bleeding is a warning of colorectal cancer in young adults. ZeynepKaya/Getty Images Researchers…

Chip Roy: Republicans in Congress ‘running afraid’ on health care
October 9, 2025·3 min read

Chip Roy: Republicans in Congress ‘running afraid’ on health care

Health Care News – Read More Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) blasted his fellow Republicans in Congress for “running afraid” from health care, reiterating his belief that…

Jeffries defends rejection of short-term extension of ObamaCare subsidies 
October 9, 2025·3 min read

Jeffries defends rejection of short-term extension of ObamaCare subsidies 

Health Care News – Read More House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday defended his opposition to a one-year extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA)…

A Denver MD has spent 2 decades working with hospitalized patients experiencing homelessness − here’s what she fears and what gives her hope
October 9, 2025·8 min read

A Denver MD has spent 2 decades working with hospitalized patients experiencing homelessness − here’s what she fears and what gives her hope

Health – The Conversation – Read More People experiencing homelessness are more likely to end up in the emergency room. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via…

Trust in CDC under RFK Jr. falls to lowest in five years: poll
October 9, 2025·3 min read

Trust in CDC under RFK Jr. falls to lowest in five years: poll

Health Care News – Read More Public trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is declining and has fallen to its lowest point since…

Greene defection highlights health care cracks in GOP shutdown unity
October 8, 2025·5 min read

Greene defection highlights health care cracks in GOP shutdown unity

Health Care News – Read More Shutdown jockeying over health care is intensifying, with Republicans showing some cracks in their unity and House Democratic Leader Hakeem…