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Study Reveals Unexpected Causes of Heart Attacks for Women Under 65
September 18, 2025·6 min read

Study Reveals Unexpected Causes of Heart Attacks for Women Under 65

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More More than half of heart attacks in younger females could stem from causes other than artery blockage. Tashdique Mehtaj…

RFK Jr. vaccine advisers to examine shots during pregnancy
September 18, 2025·2 min read

RFK Jr. vaccine advisers to examine shots during pregnancy

Health Care News – Read More A panel of federal vaccine advisers appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will launch a…

Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50 – a geriatrician explains the change
September 18, 2025·4 min read

Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50 – a geriatrician explains the change

Health – The Conversation – Read More A new version of the pneumonia vaccine that specifically targets strains that affect adults helped spur the updated recommendations.…

Your doctor might be using ChatGPT for a second opinion. Should you?
September 18, 2025·8 min read

Your doctor might be using ChatGPT for a second opinion. Should you?

Health Care | Vox – Read More ChatGPT is not a doctor in the same way that Google is not a doctor. An artist in Germany…

Fears mount as CDC advisers meet on child vaccine schedule
September 18, 2025·5 min read

Fears mount as CDC advisers meet on child vaccine schedule

Health Care News – Read More The public health world is nervously bracing for drastic changes to childhood immunization schedules, which would further limit access to…

RFK Jr.’s biggest disruption yet to vaccine policy is coming
September 17, 2025·4 min read

RFK Jr.’s biggest disruption yet to vaccine policy is coming

Health Care | Vox – Read More Former CDC director Susan Monarez testifies at the Senate health committee. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images This morning, ousted Centers…

Key takeaways on CDC hearing: Vaccine moves, experts sidelined, GOP attacks
September 17, 2025·5 min read

Key takeaways on CDC hearing: Vaccine moves, experts sidelined, GOP attacks

Health Care News – Read More Susan Monarez testified for more than three hours Wednesday about her ouster as head of the Centers for Disease Control…

Tyson Foods planning to halt use of high fructose corn syrup in its products
September 17, 2025·2 min read

Tyson Foods planning to halt use of high fructose corn syrup in its products

Health Care News – Read More Tyson Foods said this week it plans to halt the use of high fructose corn syrup in its products by…

Vaccine death and side effects database relies on unverified reports – and Trump officials and right-wing media are applying it out of context
September 17, 2025·6 min read

Vaccine death and side effects database relies on unverified reports – and Trump officials and right-wing media are applying it out of context

Health – The Conversation – Read More Government approval of COVID-19 vaccines determines their availability to populations vulnerable to infection, such as children. Spencer Platt/Getty Images…

Cassidy sounds warning over ACIP vote on Hep B vaccine
September 17, 2025·3 min read

Cassidy sounds warning over ACIP vote on Hep B vaccine

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) warned of the risk of Hepatitis B infection in infants on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting…