Forever chemicals linked to higher liver disease risk in adolescents

Forever chemicals linked to higher liver disease risk in adolescents

[ad_1] A new study co-led by the Southern California Superfund Research and Training Program for PFAS Assessment, Remediation and Prevention (ShARP) Center and the University of Hawai’i has linked certain common “forever chemicals” to a higher risk of liver disease in adolescents. These synthetic compounds, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), may as much as triple the chances…

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The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here’s what they prevent.

The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here’s what they prevent.

[ad_1] The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death. Just three of the six immunizations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will no longer routinely recommend — against hepatitis A, hepatitis B,…

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Advances in hemophilia gene therapy bring hope for pediatric patients

Advances in hemophilia gene therapy bring hope for pediatric patients

[ad_1] In the past three years, gene therapy has reshaped what’s possible in hemophilia treatment for patients 18 and older. But a key question remains: How soon will these advances reach children? At the 2025 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, international hemophilia expert Guy Young, MD, Director of the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center in the Cancer and…

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In RFK Jr.’s upside-down world of vaccines, panel votes to end hepatitis B shot at birth

In RFK Jr.’s upside-down world of vaccines, panel votes to end hepatitis B shot at birth

[ad_1] Recent weeks have brought good news about vaccines, with studies indicating that flu vaccination reduces heart disease, shingles vaccines can prevent or slow dementia, and a single human papilloma virus shot protects a girl from cervical cancer for the rest of her life. But in the upside-down world of Health and Human Services Secretary…

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Researchers uncover a new way to understand how children fare after liver transplantation

Researchers uncover a new way to understand how children fare after liver transplantation

[ad_1] Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered a new way to understand how children fare after liver transplantation: by focusing not on medical test results, but on how differently parents and children perceive the child’s well-being. The findings, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, come from the first multisite…

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