RFK Jr. ends coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women
Currently the vaccine is recommended for all people over 6 months of age. View original article Contributor: Rachel Roubein, Fenit Nirappil, Lauren Weber, Lena H. Sun
A big Trump administration cutback went nearly unnoticed
About 32,000 low-paid AmeriCorps members lost their positions in April, gutting some health clinics, food pantries and other human service organizations. View original article Contributor: Sabrina Malhi
US, Argentina launching new ‘alternative’ to WHO – The Hill
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U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the vaccine would not be included as part of the immunization schedule for healthy children. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett
A New Front Line for Abortion Rights
A grand jury in Louisiana indicted a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to a Louisiana resident. View original article Contributor: Rachel Abrams, Pam Belluck, Alex Stern, Will Reid, Diana Nguyen, Mary Wilson, Devon Taylor, Lexie Diao, Diane Wong, Pat McCusker, Dan Powell and Alyssa Moxley
WHO’s Big Push To Integrate Traditional Medicine Into Global Healthcare Framework – Health Policy Watch
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How to deal with heartburn
Many cases of heartburn can be eased with simple lifestyle strategies. But chronic heartburn that occurs more than twice a week can require more serious steps. View original article Contributor: Hallie Levine
FDA’s plan to limit covid vaccines worries some who won’t be eligible
If coronavirus vaccines are restricted to seniors and those at high risk, parents of young children and relatives of medically vulnerable people face a higher bar for shots. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil, Rachel Roubein
E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people, but details didn’t surface
Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Armour
More kids are beating cancer. Improving the rest of their lives is next.
“There’s an entire population of kids who didn’t exist before. Now we need to figure out how to best support them,” one expert says. View original article Contributor: Amy McHugh