Rates climbed from 68% in January 2017 to a peak of 84% in February 2023 before dropping to 73% by August 2025.
Overall, cervical cancer rates in women ages 20 to 31 fell 27% from 2000-2005 (before the vaccine was approved) to 2016-2021, after the HPV vaccine became available.
Dentists wrote more than 27 million antibiotic prescriptions last year, many of them unnecessary. Part 1 of a 3-part series on potential harms from taking antibiotics for dental procedures.
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The Influenza Vaccines R&D Roadmap Initative
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The findings suggest medical masks may offer similar protection as respirators against COVID-19, but experts say hold on.
