Government agencies, health advocacy groups, and health-related businesses spent nearly $37 million over 4 years to advertise on news websites accused of promoting misinformation, a new study shows.
We're tracking how vaccine skepticism has become a political liability, the leadership vacuum across federal health agencies, and lots more.
Vaccine-hesitant older adults are more willing to accept hypothetical COVID shots when they are described as preserving their freedom and autonomy rather than as complying with government recommendations.
A growing number of parents are rejecting vitamin K shots for newborns, a choice that dramatically increases the risk of bleeding and strokes in infants.
The request is difficult to honor, given that blood centers don’t ask donors if they’ve been vaccinated and don’t label blood accordingly, and it comes with serious issues.
Nearly 2,300 grants were abruptly terminated, eliminating roughly $2.5 billion in funding and disrupting thousands of scientific projects.
My March 3 CIDRAP Op-Ed asked whether ACIP would follow the evidence or a political agenda. The meeting didn’t happen. But a leaked report answered my question.
After a promising court ruling, US vaccine policy suddenly seems more confusing than ever. We can't let up.
After a demoralizing year for public health, yesterday was different. A federal court ruling handed down a significant, clear, and unambiguous win.
The authors caution that a causal relationship can’t be established with observational studies.
