CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation​CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation 

CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation​CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation 

 The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday rolled back a decadeslong recommendation that all newborns get a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.  ​​The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday rolled back a decadeslong recommendation that all newborns get a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. 

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Cutting-edge surgery could fix a 12-year-old’s scoliosis. Insurance says it’s too new to cover.​Cutting-edge surgery could fix a 12-year-old’s scoliosis. Insurance says it’s too new to cover. 

Cutting-edge surgery could fix a 12-year-old’s scoliosis. Insurance says it’s too new to cover.​Cutting-edge surgery could fix a 12-year-old’s scoliosis. Insurance says it’s too new to cover. 

 The FDA approved a new type of surgery for scoliosis in 2019. But Aetna declined to cover it for a 12-year-old girl in Colorado, saying the surgery is still experimental.  ​​The FDA approved a new type of surgery for scoliosis in 2019. But Aetna declined to cover it for a 12-year-old girl in Colorado, saying the…

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A volcanic eruption may have catalyzed the plague’s arrival in Europe, study suggests​A volcanic eruption may have catalyzed the plague’s arrival in Europe, study suggests 

A volcanic eruption may have catalyzed the plague’s arrival in Europe, study suggests​A volcanic eruption may have catalyzed the plague’s arrival in Europe, study suggests 

 A study suggests that a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried grain to fill the gap came plague-carrying fleas.  ​​A study suggests that a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried grain to fill the gap came…

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American Cancer Society recommends self-swab HPV test for cervical cancer screening​American Cancer Society recommends self-swab HPV test for cervical cancer screening 

American Cancer Society recommends self-swab HPV test for cervical cancer screening​American Cancer Society recommends self-swab HPV test for cervical cancer screening 

 Cervical cancer screening can now include “self-swab” HPV tests, according to updated guidelines published Thursday by the American Cancer Society.  ​​Cervical cancer screening can now include “self-swab” HPV tests, according to updated guidelines published Thursday by the American Cancer Society. 

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CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations​CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations 

CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations​CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations 

 A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to vote on whether the agency should scrap its long-standing recommendation that every baby get a hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth  ​​A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to vote on whether…

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USDA threatens to withhold SNAP benefits from blue states over immigration data​USDA threatens to withhold SNAP benefits from blue states over immigration data 

USDA threatens to withhold SNAP benefits from blue states over immigration data​USDA threatens to withhold SNAP benefits from blue states over immigration data 

 The remarks from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins come after a judge ruled that the administration could not withhold food assistance funds over the requested data.  ​​The remarks from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins come after a judge ruled that the administration could not withhold food assistance funds over the requested data. 

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Dave Coulier Talks Early Cancer Detection: ‘Saved My Life Twice’​Dave Coulier Talks Early Cancer Detection: ‘Saved My Life Twice’ 

 Dave Coulier joins TODAY to open up about his health journey as he faces a new cancer diagnosis after battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year. Coulier talks about going through raditation treatment and emphasizes the importance of early detection for cancer: “It has now saved my life twice.” Then, he discusses his brotherhood with “Full House”…

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WHO recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity​WHO recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity 

WHO recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity​WHO recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity 

 The World Health Organization on Monday recommended GLP-1 drugs as a tool to manage obesity in adults, marking a shift in the way the U.N. agency has historically framed obesity treatment.  ​​The World Health Organization on Monday recommended GLP-1 drugs as a tool to manage obesity in adults, marking a shift in the way the U.N….

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Doctors seek to understand why quitting antidepressants causes withdrawal for some​Doctors seek to understand why quitting antidepressants causes withdrawal for some 

Doctors seek to understand why quitting antidepressants causes withdrawal for some​Doctors seek to understand why quitting antidepressants causes withdrawal for some 

 A “deprescribing” movement is building up in the psychiatry field, aimed at helping patients reduce or stop their antidepressants, especially SSRIs, when no longer considered necessary.  ​​A “deprescribing” movement is building up in the psychiatry field, aimed at helping patients reduce or stop their antidepressants, especially SSRIs, when no longer considered necessary. 

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FDA claims Covid shots killed 10 children and vows new vaccine rules​FDA claims Covid shots killed 10 children and vows new vaccine rules 

FDA claims Covid shots killed 10 children and vows new vaccine rules​FDA claims Covid shots killed 10 children and vows new vaccine rules 

 The director of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division told agency staff in a memo that an internal review found that at least 10 children died “after and because of receiving” the Covid vaccine  ​​The director of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division told agency staff in a memo that an internal review found…

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