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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Prices for many prescription drugs would drop significantly under an agreement announced Tuesday by the Trump administration and drugmaker Pfizer.