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In a sharp break from more than 3 decades of U.S. vaccine policy, a CDC advisory panel voted to stop recommending that every newborn receive a hep B vaccine at birth.
"We are doing harm by changing this wording," said Dr. Cody Meissner, one of the 3 members who voted to reject the change. #MedSky
"We are doing harm by changing this wording," said Dr. Cody Meissner, one of the 3 members who voted to reject the change. #MedSky
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In a sharp break from more than 3 decades of U.S. vaccine policy, a CDC advisory panel voted to stop recommending that every newborn receive a hep B vaccine at birth.
"We are doing harm by changing this wording," said Dr. Cody Meissner, one of the 3 members who voted to reject the change. #MedSky
"We are doing harm by changing this wording," said Dr. Cody Meissner, one of the 3 members who voted to reject the change. #MedSky
The phrase "vaccines do not cause autism" remained on the new CDC page, but a footnote noted the phrase had not been removed due to an agreement with Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), who heads the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The phrase "vaccines do not cause autism" remained on the new CDC page, but a footnote noted the phrase had not been removed due to an agreement with Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), who heads the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, the CDC page now says that "the claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism."
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, the CDC page now says that "the claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism."
For the last several months, reports about #birdflu have largely quieted -- until now.
On November 21 at 11AM ET, @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @jeremyfaust.bsky.social will break down what the latest case signals & how HCPs can protect patients. Follow on IG to tune in: www.instagram.com/medpage/
On November 21 at 11AM ET, @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @jeremyfaust.bsky.social will break down what the latest case signals & how HCPs can protect patients. Follow on IG to tune in: www.instagram.com/medpage/
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
For the last several months, reports about #birdflu have largely quieted -- until now.
On November 21 at 11AM ET, @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @jeremyfaust.bsky.social will break down what the latest case signals & how HCPs can protect patients. Follow on IG to tune in: www.instagram.com/medpage/
On November 21 at 11AM ET, @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @jeremyfaust.bsky.social will break down what the latest case signals & how HCPs can protect patients. Follow on IG to tune in: www.instagram.com/medpage/
Attention nurses! ✨⬇️ MedPage Today is looking for nurses working in clinical settings to write posts about their daily challenges and successes for our new discussion board, "The Nurses’ Station."
To apply, email gbooth@everydayhealthgroup.com with a resume and brief letter of interest.
To apply, email gbooth@everydayhealthgroup.com with a resume and brief letter of interest.
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Attention nurses! ✨⬇️ MedPage Today is looking for nurses working in clinical settings to write posts about their daily challenges and successes for our new discussion board, "The Nurses’ Station."
To apply, email gbooth@everydayhealthgroup.com with a resume and brief letter of interest.
To apply, email gbooth@everydayhealthgroup.com with a resume and brief letter of interest.
Gutting funding for key health agencies & terminating thousands of workers does nothing to ensure the future of the biotech industry, experts & Democratic lawmakers argued during a Senate health committee hearing on Wednesday. @akesselheim.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Gutting funding for key health agencies & terminating thousands of workers does nothing to ensure the future of the biotech industry, experts & Democratic lawmakers argued during a Senate health committee hearing on Wednesday. @akesselheim.bsky.social
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Lots of news out of four major medical conferences this week– here are some of the top stories from #IDWeek2025, #ESMO2025, #CHEST2025 and #AAO2025 in a special edition of our headline round-up.
For more of our meeting coverage, check out: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage?trw=no
For more of our meeting coverage, check out: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage?trw=no
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Lots of news out of four major medical conferences this week– here are some of the top stories from #IDWeek2025, #ESMO2025, #CHEST2025 and #AAO2025 in a special edition of our headline round-up.
For more of our meeting coverage, check out: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage?trw=no
For more of our meeting coverage, check out: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage?trw=no
A public health group & a top-tier journal will partner to publish an alternative to CDC's #MMWR, which has been diminished under the Trump administration.
@cidrap.bsky.social & NEJM Evidence will establish a field notes-style publication, @mtosterholm.bsky.social announced at @idweek.bsky.social.
@cidrap.bsky.social & NEJM Evidence will establish a field notes-style publication, @mtosterholm.bsky.social announced at @idweek.bsky.social.
October 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A public health group & a top-tier journal will partner to publish an alternative to CDC's #MMWR, which has been diminished under the Trump administration.
@cidrap.bsky.social & NEJM Evidence will establish a field notes-style publication, @mtosterholm.bsky.social announced at @idweek.bsky.social.
@cidrap.bsky.social & NEJM Evidence will establish a field notes-style publication, @mtosterholm.bsky.social announced at @idweek.bsky.social.
On the gut health side of TikTok there's a genre of videos where people jokingly celebrate having a "ghost poop". Some have even gone so far to call ghost poop the perfect bowel movement.
So, what is it?
Read the full story at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/117967?trw=no
So, what is it?
Read the full story at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/117967?trw=no
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
On the gut health side of TikTok there's a genre of videos where people jokingly celebrate having a "ghost poop". Some have even gone so far to call ghost poop the perfect bowel movement.
So, what is it?
Read the full story at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/117967?trw=no
So, what is it?
Read the full story at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/117967?trw=no
RFK Jr. has made yet another bold claim about acetaminophen (Tylenol), this time charging that circumcised boys were twice as likely to develop autism as those not circumcised, because they were given the painkiller.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/117885
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/117885
October 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
RFK Jr. has made yet another bold claim about acetaminophen (Tylenol), this time charging that circumcised boys were twice as likely to develop autism as those not circumcised, because they were given the painkiller.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/117885
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/117885
Analysis of U.S. inhaler sales across commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid showed a 24% relative increase in annual emissions, from 1.9 to 2.3 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents in 2014 and 2024, respectively.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/asthma/117832?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/asthma/117832?trw=no
October 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Analysis of U.S. inhaler sales across commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid showed a 24% relative increase in annual emissions, from 1.9 to 2.3 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents in 2014 and 2024, respectively.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/asthma/117832?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/asthma/117832?trw=no
Regulation of intravenous (IV) hydration spas varies widely across the U.S., with only four states listing policies that address all four key areas of oversight, according to a mixed-methods study.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/117824?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/117824?trw=no
October 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Regulation of intravenous (IV) hydration spas varies widely across the U.S., with only four states listing policies that address all four key areas of oversight, according to a mixed-methods study.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/117824?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/117824?trw=no
The American Medical Association (AMA) and dozens of other medical specialty societies urged Secretary Kristi Noem to exempt physicians from a recent executive order placing restrictions on the H-1B visa program.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/workforce/117796?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/workforce/117796?trw=no
October 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The American Medical Association (AMA) and dozens of other medical specialty societies urged Secretary Kristi Noem to exempt physicians from a recent executive order placing restrictions on the H-1B visa program.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/workforce/117796?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/workforce/117796?trw=no
“I'm married to the hustle
And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe
And I'll never know another...”
Surgery is "The Life of a Showgirl."
And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe
And I'll never know another...”
Surgery is "The Life of a Showgirl."
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“I'm married to the hustle
And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe
And I'll never know another...”
Surgery is "The Life of a Showgirl."
And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe
And I'll never know another...”
Surgery is "The Life of a Showgirl."
“It's easy to love you when you're popular
The optics click, everyone prospers
But one single drop, you're off the roster”
Public health is "Cancelled!"
The optics click, everyone prospers
But one single drop, you're off the roster”
Public health is "Cancelled!"
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“It's easy to love you when you're popular
The optics click, everyone prospers
But one single drop, you're off the roster”
Public health is "Cancelled!"
The optics click, everyone prospers
But one single drop, you're off the roster”
Public health is "Cancelled!"
“Have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you”
Family medicine is "Wi$h Li$t."
Family medicine is "Wi$h Li$t."
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you”
Family medicine is "Wi$h Li$t."
Family medicine is "Wi$h Li$t."
“That was the night I fell off and broke my arm”
Orthopedic surgery is "Eldest Daughter."
Orthopedic surgery is "Eldest Daughter."
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“That was the night I fell off and broke my arm”
Orthopedic surgery is "Eldest Daughter."
Orthopedic surgery is "Eldest Daughter."
“This love is pure profit
Just step into my office...”
Private equity in medicine is "Father Figure."
Just step into my office...”
Private equity in medicine is "Father Figure."
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“This love is pure profit
Just step into my office...”
Private equity in medicine is "Father Figure."
Just step into my office...”
Private equity in medicine is "Father Figure."
“Sleepless in the onyx night
But now the sky is opalite...”
Space medicine is "Opalite."
But now the sky is opalite...”
Space medicine is "Opalite."
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Sleepless in the onyx night
But now the sky is opalite...”
Space medicine is "Opalite."
But now the sky is opalite...”
Space medicine is "Opalite."
“I'd cry my eyes violet, Elizabeth Taylor...”
Ophthalmology is "Elizabeth Taylor."
Ophthalmology is "Elizabeth Taylor."
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“I'd cry my eyes violet, Elizabeth Taylor...”
Ophthalmology is "Elizabeth Taylor."
Ophthalmology is "Elizabeth Taylor."
“Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia...”
Cardiology is "The Fate of Ophelia."
Cardiology is "The Fate of Ophelia."
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia...”
Cardiology is "The Fate of Ophelia."
Cardiology is "The Fate of Ophelia."
Editorial board member @drvincentramos.bsky.social kicked off our new message board with an important query: What do nurses mean to the nation's health?
To join the conversation, weigh in on this week's topic at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurses-station/117688
To join the conversation, weigh in on this week's topic at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurses-station/117688
October 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Editorial board member @drvincentramos.bsky.social kicked off our new message board with an important query: What do nurses mean to the nation's health?
To join the conversation, weigh in on this week's topic at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurses-station/117688
To join the conversation, weigh in on this week's topic at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurses-station/117688
Actress and longtime anti-vaccine activist Jenny McCarthy weighed in on recent debates about Tylenol, vaccines, and autism-- however, an expert says McCarthy mischaracterized the relationship between acetaminophen and glutathione.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/117722?trw=no
https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/117722?trw=no
October 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Actress and longtime anti-vaccine activist Jenny McCarthy weighed in on recent debates about Tylenol, vaccines, and autism-- however, an expert says McCarthy mischaracterized the relationship between acetaminophen and glutathione.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/117722?trw=no
https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/117722?trw=no
Widespread HPV vaccination slashed infection risk and delivered protection for vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescent girls and young women alike, according to a cross-sectional analysis of six regional surveillance studies.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/117706?trw=no
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/117706?trw=no
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Widespread HPV vaccination slashed infection risk and delivered protection for vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescent girls and young women alike, according to a cross-sectional analysis of six regional surveillance studies.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/117706?trw=no
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/117706?trw=no
Prices for many prescription drugs would drop significantly under an agreement announced Tuesday by the Trump administration and drugmaker Pfizer.
October 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Prices for many prescription drugs would drop significantly under an agreement announced Tuesday by the Trump administration and drugmaker Pfizer.