You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Three cheers for Johns Hopkins epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers, who spent her Saturday morning visiting all 50 state health department websites to compile disease-surveillance data…
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Lyme disease confirmed in Himachal Pradesh; 17 test positive We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. To know more, see our Cookie Policy and Cookie Settings.Ok Source link
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In a setback for Sarepta Therapeutics, a New York panel has voted unanimously to recommend the state Medicaid program should pause coverage of a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in response to a high-profile safety controversy this past summer. The Drug Utilization Review Board late last week suggested the state should wait for the Food…
As Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dismantling of federal vaccine policy continues to roil the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Democratic-led states have struck out on their own, setting up new systems to help them assess the science and maintain immunization access for their residents. Four western states —…
While many parents assume that putting a child to bed means they will quickly be asleep, a new study from researchers at Brown University found that’s often not the case. The study, published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, tracked the sleep patterns of 102 elementary school children, over the course of a week. While 83% of parents…
Jim O’Neill, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, called for drastic changes to the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine that aren’t supported by medical research, intensifying the Trump administration’s criticism of a shot that’s a cornerstone of the childhood vaccination schedule. “I call on vaccine manufacturers to develop safe monovalent vaccines…
Human Rights panel seeks report on Ludhiana Hospital blood bank irregularities We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. To know more, see our Cookie Policy and Cookie Settings.Ok Source link
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