CDC committee says parents can delay hepB vaccine. What it means

Days after an RFK panel with the CDC said it's OK to delay hepatitis B vaccines, a Michigan congresswoman sought his ...

COVID-19 vaccination substantially lowered risks for children last season, CDC report says

Children who were vaccinated against Covid-19 last season had a “substantially lower risk” of emergency department and urgent ...

Suicide Deaths Fell Slightly in 2024, CDC Reports

THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. suicide rate dipped slightly in 2024, offering a small but hopeful ...

Lawyers say new CDC policy may violate federal disability law

Federal employees’ disability rights are governed by Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, which works very similarly ...

Man dies from rabies after receiving an infected kidney, CDC says

The case is believed to be the "fourth transplant-transmitted rabies event in the United States since 1978," according to the ...

CDC vaccine advisers’ new focus on hepatitis B tests in pregnancy is not enough, some doctors warn

Relying on testing to guide vaccination recalls an approach the United States tried in the 1980s and early ’90s that still led to thousands of cases of hepatitis B among children every year.

New chair of CDC vaccine panel fired from pediatric practice, wife says

The wife of the newly appointed chair of the vaccine advisory panel that recently voted to roll back infant hepatitis B ...

Confusion over CDC panel's hepatitis B guidance could disrupt care for babies

Doctors say the controversial vote to not recommend the vaccine for all newborns is creating chaos and hurdles for parents.