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School vaccine data can expose hidden outbreak risks

School vaccine data can expose hidden outbreak risks

School-level data can be a powerful tool for preventing and fighting outbreaks, researchers say. Yet depending on the state, the information may not be routinely available.

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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Find your measles immunity proof now, colleges urge faculty and staff

Find your measles immunity proof now, colleges urge faculty and staff

Vaccination messages traditionally focused on students, but that’s changing.

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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Cyclospora: 4 lessons from a massive outbreak

Cyclospora: 4 lessons from a massive outbreak

A top Michigan health official says states “simply cannot be the CDC.”

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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Exclusive data: More than 74,000 older adults seek measles immunity tests amid U.S. outbreaks

Exclusive data: More than 74,000 older adults seek measles immunity tests amid U.S. outbreaks

As measles returns, more Americans over 50 are asking: Am I still immune?

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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It’s a dangerous time for mothers and babies in the U.S.

It’s a dangerous time for mothers and babies in the U.S.

Access to essential medications is at risk. Babies are dying because parents are refusing the vitamin K shot. And homicide and suicide are now the leading causes of death in pregnant women.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
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Tick bites are rising: What to know about Lyme disease and alpha-gal syndrome

Tick bites are rising: What to know about Lyme disease and alpha-gal syndrome

The lone star tick is driving the rapid rise of alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat, and cases may be undercounted. Meanwhile, a new vaccine for Lyme disease faces challenges.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
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Psychedelics offer exciting promise for mental health — if rolled out right

Psychedelics offer exciting promise for mental health — if rolled out right

While there is substantial real-world data on the safety of most psychedelics, we need high-quality research to demonstrate the effectiveness of different dosages and treatment protocols.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
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Most Americans believe vaccines are safe and effective

Most Americans believe vaccines are safe and effective

Headlines from a recent poll focused instead on doubt. The idea that vaccine skepticism is now the default is itself a public health threat.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
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How politics and AI are making it harder to ‘follow the science’

How politics and AI are making it harder to ‘follow the science’

Who controls what counts as evidence, and what happens when that control is abused?

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
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How smoking fell to lowest level ever and other public health wins

How smoking fell to lowest level ever and other public health wins

Cuts to public health threaten gains on flu, TB, syphilis, and smoking.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
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Measles and other consequences of a leaderless CDC

Measles and other consequences of a leaderless CDC

Vaccine policy is mired in confusion, states are losing public health funding, and measles is spreading as the Trump administration struggles to find a new CDC director.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
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We’re taking too many antibiotics. And we need to make more of them.

We’re taking too many antibiotics. And we need to make more of them.

What to know: New research shows that even a single course of antibiotics may disturb the body. Dentists may be over-prescribing antibiotics. And the FDA is moving to address a shortage of one of our oldest antibiotics: penicillin.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat