Measles outbreaks could fuel rise in fatal complication, physicians warn / Beckers
Mackenzie Bean / beckershospitalreview - As measles continues spreading across the U.S. at a pace not seen in decades, physicians are warning about a rare but often fatal neurological complication that can emerge years after initial infection, KFF Health News reported March 13. Subacute sclerosi…
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2:21 am / permalink 20742 / 8 stories in 2 days
Flu vaccines didn't work that well in the US, officials find / Medical Express
medicalxpress - As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn't work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade.
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 20736 / 3 stories in 2 days
Severe COVID or Severe Flu May Raise Risk of Lung Cancer, But Vaccines Helped in Animal Tests / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn how severe respiratory illness leaves the lungs vulnerable to cancer, and how vaccines could prevent these vulnerabilities.
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Friday, March 13, 2026, 9:23 pm / permalink 20726 / 3 stories in 2 days
FDA Transparency Push Expands to Monitoring Safety of Vaccines and Other Regulated Products / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - The FDA said consolidating safety reporting into a single platform, the Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS), will increase transparency and reduce costs. But like the legacy systems it replaces, AEMS reports are unverified so causation and frequency of…
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 5:23 pm / permalink 20659 / 6 stories in 4 days
FDA vaccine chief to step down in April / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Vinay Prasad, MD, the FDA’s top regulator of vaccines and cell and gene therapies, will step down at the end of April, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. Dr. Prasad joined the agency in 2025 on a one-year sabbatical from the University of Calif…
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Friday, March 6, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 20292 / 3 stories in 10 days
RFK Jr. names 2 new members to CDC vaccine panel / Beckers
Erica Cerutti / beckershospitalreview - HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two new members to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee Feb. 27, ahead of a rescheduled meeting in mid-March where members are expected to review COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. Mr. Kennedy said Sean Downing…
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Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:24 pm / permalink 20024 / 9 stories in 14 days
A novel C. diff vaccine shows promise / Beckers
Mariah Taylor / beckershospitalreview - Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health researchers have developed a promising novel vaccine to treat Clostridioides difficile infections. Previous vaccine strategies targeted the bacterium’s primary toxins, according to a Feb. 18 system news release. Th…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19520 / 2 stories in 23 days
CDC confirms 910 measles cases in 2026; South Carolina remains hardest hit / Beckers
Paige Twenter / beckershospitalreview - Six weeks into 2026, the CDC has confirmed 910 measles cases. If the pace of transmission continues, this year could far outpace the 2,280 cases detected across the U.S. in 2025, as 2026’s total is already 40% of 2025’s. The hardest-hit state is South Car…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 19508 / 11 stories in 23 days
'Universal' nasal-spray vaccine protects against viruses, bacteria and allergens in mice / LiveScience
livescience - In an early animal test, a new nasal-spray vaccine has shown promise against a variety of germs and a common allergen, scientists report.
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Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 19489 / 3 stories in 24 days
N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up / NYT
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / nytimes - Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 7:22 pm / permalink 19391 / 5 stories in 25 days
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine / NYT
Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins / nytimes - Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 9:23 am / permalink 19353 / 11 stories in 26 days
Ama launches independent vaccine review after CDC criticism / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Two major medical groups will begin reviewing vaccine safety and effectiveness after major changes at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have raised alarms among experts.
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 19173 / 4 stories in 4 wks
Public Health Department confirms first 2026 measles case in Los Angeles County / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The Department of Public Health has confirmed the first measles case this year in Los Angeles County. Officials say the person who tested positive for measles had recently traveled outside the country. The department is now working to identify people who …
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 18903 / 21 stories in 5 wks
US reports 168 new measles cases with outbreak in South Carolina / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The U.S. measles outbreak that drove cases to a 34-year high in 2025 shows no signs of slowing, as 168 more people have become infected since the start of the new year.
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Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:22 am / permalink 18000 / 9 stories in 2 months
RFK Jr.'s CDC whacks 6 vaccines from childhood recommendation list after opaque monthlong review / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has upended the immunization schedule for children in the United States, eliminating six of the 17 vaccines that were previously recommended to protect them from disease.
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Monday, January 5, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 17518 / 28 stories in 2 months
Sanofi buys hepatitis B vaccine maker Dynavax for $2.2B; gets CRL for MS drug / Endpoints
Elizabeth Cairns / endpoints - Sanofi is set to supplement its vaccine offering with the acquisition of Dynavax Technologies for $2.2 billion in cash, the companies said Wednesday. Separately, Sanofi said the ...
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Saturday, December 27, 2025, 2:21 am / permalink 17302 / 3 stories in 2 months
Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination drive of the year after surge in new cases / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Pakistani authorities on Monday launched the final nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to protect 45 million children after more than two dozen cases of the potentially paralyzing disease were reported, officials said.
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Saturday, December 20, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 17154 / 3 stories in 2 months
CDC Ends Universal Hepatitis B Newborn Vaccination
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially rescinded its long‐standing recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth. The change reflects new evidence and a shift toward individualized risk‐based immunization protocols, prompting hospitals and pediatricians nationwide to adjust their preventive strategies accordingly.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 1:22 pm / permalink 17075 / 8 stories in 2 months
Ronan Kelly: Christine Handy’s Award-Winning Breast Cancer Film Premieres in Dallas / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Ronan Kelly, Director of Precision Medicine and Scientific Discovery at Baylor University Medical Center, shared a post on LinkedIn: “It was a privilege to meet Christine Handy, executive producer of […]
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 5:23 pm / permalink 17042 / 3 stories in 3 months
A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer, study finds / ABC News
go - A new study suggests a single HPV vaccination appears just as effective as two doses at preventing the viral infection that causes cervical cancer
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Monday, December 8, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16678 / 3 stories in 3 months