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Cancers Linked to Infections
Experts reveal one in 10 cancers stem from infections, with vaccines as key prevention tool.
LADbible · 1m
Infections cause 12% of new cancers
Infections like H. pylori can cause cancer. Preventable with vaccines and treatments.
The Washington Post · 1m

Vaccines Boost Africa's Economy by $30 Billion
Gavi's 2025 immunization program generated over $30 billion in economic benefits for lower-income countries.
Allafrica · 1m
Measles Cases Surge in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania reports over 1,000 measles cases this year, the largest outbreak since the 1990s.
Dw · 1m

Flu Season Guide
New mRNA flu vaccine available as flu activity rises.
The Conversation · 1m

FDA nominee Overton faces vaccine and abortion drug questions
Dr. Heidi Overton appeared before the Senate for her confirmation hearing as FDA commissioner, facing scrutiny over her role in Trump's vaccine policy changes and her positions on abortion medication.
ABC News · 3m
Bay Area flu surge early this year
Bay Area reports first flu death as flu cases spike early in season.
Sfgate · 1m

Kennedy's AI claim fails fact check
RFK Jr. says artificial intelligence will expose medical experts as wrong. We tested his examples. It doesn't.
Ars Technica · 1m

Rfk Jr Claims Ai Better Than Doctors
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says ai models are now better informed than doctors, eroding trust in health institutions.
Futurism · 1m

Trump's FDA pick refused to say if Trump can be wrong
Heidi Overton dodged basic questions about vaccine safety and tobacco donations during her Senate confirmation hearing.
Ars Technica · 2m · 5 views

RSV vaccines prove highly effective in older adults
New real-world data confirms RSV shots reduce hospitalizations and deaths by 80% in seniors.
TIME · 1m

Splitting the MMR vaccine could limit access for families
Trump's executive order promises choice but may make it harder for Colorado parents to vaccinate their children.
The Conversation · 2m

RFK Jr.'s backdoor strategy to undermine vaccines
The health secretary is using committee changes and legal tactics to restrict immunizations after his direct approach failed.
Rolling Stone · 3m

Best time for your flu shot
After a harsh flu season, doctors say timing your yearly shot can help protection last when cases peak.
Dailymail · 2m

Measles kills an 18-year-old in Pennsylvania
A fourth death in the worst Pennsylvania measles outbreak in 30 years, as the CDC quietly changes how it counts.
Ars Technica · 1m

Pittsburgh's measles test, 70 years after Salk
The city that beat polio now has kindergarten vaccination rates too low to stop measles.
The Conversation · 2m

OpenAI's $40M bet on cancer vaccines
A North Carolina cancer center just got $40 million to build the biological data AI needs to design better tumor vaccines.
ABC7 Los Angeles · 1m

RFK Jr. headlines an anti-vaccine conference
The health secretary who swore he was pro-vaccine is keynoting the movement he helped build.
Ars Technica · 1m

A third measles death in Pennsylvania
An unvaccinated 40-year-old woman died of measles complications as the state's case count climbs past 670.
PhillyVoice · 2m

A Pennsylvania measles death, and a fight over the count
A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman died in Jefferson County, and the state and the CDC still cannot agree on the death toll.
NPR · 1m

A third measles death, all in Pennsylvania
A 40-year-old woman on oxygen died after a measles exposure, the third such death in a state that went 35 years without one.
Ars Technica · 1m

A second measles death, and a fight over the count
Pennsylvania's outbreak has passed 676 cases, and federal and state officials cannot agree on how many people have died.
ABC News · 1m

USDA is dropping rabies vaccine from the sky
Millions of fishmeal baits are going out over four Southeast states this October, and there's a reason South Carolina is left out.
Valleynewslive · 1m

The CDC's measles response is under the microscope
Measles deaths have put the CDC's credibility on the line, right as more outbreak threats gather.
NPR · 1m

When the CDC and a state can't agree on a death
Two infants died in Lancaster County, and America's health agencies still can't agree on whether measles killed them.
The Conversation · 2m

How a Lab Diarrhea Outbreak Unlocked a Vaccine Blueprint
An unexpected two-year outbreak among 150 research primates yielded crucial molecular data for fighting a deadly bacterial pathogen.
Ars Technica · 2m

CDC Secretly Tracks Measles Deaths Removed Under RFK Jr. Order
Reports reveal HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered measles fatalities scrubbed from public CDC data during an active outbreak.
Ars Technica · 1m