US FDA reverses course, will review Moderna's revised flu vaccine applicationThe US Food and Drug Administration will now review Moderna's influenza vaccine. This comes after an initial refusal due to trial design is...
18 Feb, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
CDC cuts childhood vaccine list to match Denmark model, sparks public health concernsThe CDC has changed the US childhood vaccine schedule and now recommends fewer routine shots, closer to Denmark’s model. Health officials s...
06 Jan, 2026, 04.35 AM IST
CDC reverses course: Hundreds of firings halted amid ongoing US shutdown chaosThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed hundreds of planned layoffs for its employees. This action occurred during the seco...
12 Oct, 2025, 08.54 PM IST
Trump orders FDA warning on Tylenol during pregnancy amid autism concerns despite scientific evidencePresident Donald Trump announces FDA will warn physicians about acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism risk, contradicting decades o...
23 Sep, 2025, 06.14 AM IST
Robert F Kennedy Jr's hearing turns rancorous as Democrats press him on COVID vaccine changesHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense bipartisan scrutiny during a Senate hearing regarding turmoil at federal health agenci...
05 Sep, 2025, 01.34 PM IST
U.S. COVID-19 cases rise as XFG variant becomes dominantAs summer ends, COVID-19 cases are increasing in the U.S., largely by the XFG variant, now the dominant strain nationwide. Positivity rates...
27 Aug, 2025, 05.58 PM IST
As Covid cases rise in US, RKF Jr sparks uproar as he cancels half-billion dollar in funding for mRNA vaccinesThe US Department of Health and Human Services has planned to cancel $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccines, citing potential risks and ...
06 Aug, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
Health Secretary RFK Jr. overrules scientists, bans Thimerosal vaccine preservative tied to autism claimsUS Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has banned thimerosal from US vaccines, despite scientific evidence of its saf...
03 Aug, 2025, 07.53 AM IST
What is the role of Kennedy's newly appointed US vaccine advisory panel?Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health Secretary, dismissed all members of the national vaccine advisory board. He appointed eight new memb...
25 Jun, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
US CDC vaccine presentation cites study that does not exist, author saysA U.S. CDC vaccine committee meeting faces scrutiny. A presentation cited a non-existent study. The cited scientist, Robert Berman, refuted...
25 Jun, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
RFK Jr., proud anti-vaxxer, drops COVID vaccine recommendation for kids and pregnant women as new variants spreadU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children and pregnant women fr...
28 May, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticises Robert F. Kennedy Jr for promoting misinformation, liesFDA's top vaccine official Dr. Peter Marks resigned, criticizing U.S. health leadership for letting misinformation influence vaccination sa...
29 Mar, 2025, 10.02 PM IST
Who is Dr Jay Bhattacharya? The Stanford voice against COVID lockdowns and new NIH headNIH Head Dr Jay Bhattacharya: Donald Trump nominated Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the first Indian-American in a top Trump administrative role, to...
27 Nov, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Donald Trump selects anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead top US health agencyDonald Trump appointed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, an environmental activist, pl...
15 Nov, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreakThe announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-l...
05 Aug, 2022, 08.38 AM IST
Trump administration funds Carolina plasma company based out of the owner's condoPlasma Technologies LLC, has received seed money to test a possible COVID-19-fighting blood plasma technology. But as much as $65 million m...
01 Nov, 2020, 07.19 PM IST
As pandemic continues across the globe, where are we in the coronavirus vaccine race?The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said it will not approve a vaccine unless it is both effective and safe. On Tuesday, it added mor...
07 Oct, 2020, 12.16 PM IST