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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Alice Callahan |Teddy Rosenbluth
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The agency’s commissioner has implied that some of their ingredients may be harmful. Is that true?
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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Tracy Mumford |Will Jarvis |Ian Stewart |Tyler Pager |Teddy Rosenbluth
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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Teddy Rosenbluth
Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection. After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced back, raising alarm among public health officials.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Teddy Rosenbluth
New vaccines are often evaluated in trials in which some participants receive a placebo. But not all studies can be designed this way. The Department of Health and Human Services last week announced a new standard for testing the safety of vaccines, a "radical departure from past practices."All new vaccines will be evaluated against a placebo, an inert look-alike that serves as a point of comparison, the department said. Health Secretary Robert F.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Teddy Rosenbluth
By Teddy RosenbluthThe New York TimesSoon after President Donald Trump took office for his second term, thousands of health websites run by the federal government that kept the public informed about infectious diseases, mental health, vaccines and more were taken offline.
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1 month ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Teddy Rosenbluth
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With the United States facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for the disease, including vitamins, according to an H.H.S. spokesman.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Teddy Rosenbluth
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease. With the United States facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for the disease, including vitamins, according to an H.H.S. spokesman.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Teddy Rosenbluth |Apoorva Mandavilli
Environmental Health Perspectives, widely considered the premier environmental health journal, has announced that it would pause acceptance of new studies for publication, as federal cuts have left its future uncertain. For more than 50 years, the journal has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to review studies on the health effects of environmental toxins -- from forever chemicals to air pollution -- and publish the research free of charge.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Teddy Rosenbluth |Apoorva Mandavilli
With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists. Environmental Health Perspectives, widely considered the premier environmental health journal, has announced that it would pause acceptance of new studies for publication, as federal cuts have left its future uncertain.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Teddy Rosenbluth
Changes to federal health websites have raised concerns about their reliability. These independent sources offer an alternative. Soon after President Donald J. Trump took office for his second term, thousands of health websites run by the federal government that kept the public informed about infectious diseases, mental health, vaccines and more were taken offline.
