Author: Claudinne Miller
Why Are So Many Children Getting Long COVID?
Newsweek It’s been more than five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, although millions of Americans, including children, are still affected by it today. More than one million Americans died due to the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while many were floored by the infection for weeks or […]
Jun 11, 2025
HHS justifies decision to stop recommending Covid shots during pregnancy with studies supporting the shots’ safety
Politico The Department of Health and Human Services is circulating a document on Capitol Hill to explain its decision to remove the Covid-19 vaccine recommendation for pregnant women — citing studies that largely found the shot is safe. The document, which HHS sent to lawmakers days before Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his plan […]
Jun 11, 2025
As measles spreads across the Americas, outbreaks in Mexico and Canada have also turned deadly
CNN As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing significant outbreaks – all of which have been linked to at least one death. On Thursday, the chief medical officer of health of the Canadian province Ontario announced that an infant who was born prematurely with […]
Jun 11, 2025
Mpox is still a health emergency, WHO says
Reuters The mpox outbreak is still a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, with the health body’s director-general issuing a revised set of temporary recommendations. The WHO first declared the emergency in August last year, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of […]
Jun 11, 2025
2 new measles cases announced in Colorado: Exposure locations, current number of cases
Denver News Two new measles cases have been announced in Colorado, this time in El Paso and Arapahoe counties. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in the El Paso County case, a child under the age of 5 years old has a confirmed case of measles after traveling with family to Ontario, Canada, where […]
Jun 11, 2025
Arizona officials confirm measles outbreak in Navajo County
AP Health officials in Arizona say there are four linked measles cases in Navajo County, marking the state’s first outbreak this year. The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles last week — but only four of them in Texas — while the outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Michigan officially ended. There were 1,168 confirmed measles cases in […]
Jun 11, 2025
The pandemic generation: How Covid-19 lockdowns is having a long-lasting effect on children
BBC The stress and isolation of the pandemic have left social and emotional scars that are already being seen in children, but scientists also predict there could be huge economic costs due to disrupted education. For US pre-school teacher Rebekah Underwood, there is something different about the class of 2025. She’s noticed that the children […]
Jun 11, 2025
Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.’s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’
STAT Q&A with Helen Chu on the termination of ACIP members and future vaccine policy. Helen Chu went through a multi-year process to finally gain a seat on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccines experts panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. There was a lengthy application process, and extensive conflict-of-interest vetting, followed […]
Jun 10, 2025
Red blood cell rupture, not clotting, drives vessel blockage in COVID-19, study finds
Medical Express A team led by the University of Sydney has identified red blood cell rupture at dying endothelial sites as a primary driver of microvascular obstruction in COVID-19, bypassing the expected role of fibrin and platelet clots. Cases of severe injury to the body’s smallest blood vessels emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, implicated in […]
Jun 10, 2025
New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 Spreads in the U.S., Foreshadowing a Likely Summer Surge
Discover A new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1 is on the rise in the U.S. and beyond, landing on the radar of health officials. The variant, first identified in January 2025, is now being closely monitored, with cases already popping up across several states. A report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory […]
Jun 10, 2025