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HHS appears to delete Surgeon General gun violence advisory webpage

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) appears to have taken down a webpage from the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) that included an advisory on gun violence.In June 2024, then-U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory declaring gun ...
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Gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, study finds, but many are losing access

(NEW YORK) -- Transgender adults who received gender-affirming hormone therapy had a significantly lower risk of moderate-to-severe depression over four years compared to those who did not receive such care, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open.The study tracked ...
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Frontline health care workers reflect on early days of COVID 5 years after WHO declared pandemic

(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Kimberly Shriner remembers the first COVID-19 patient who came into Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California, in March 2020.He was a 35-year-old man who arrived at the hospital short of breath."He went straight to our intensive care unit. We were very ...
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Former CDC director argues for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant measles vaccine dose

(WASHINGTON) -- The former director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant vaccine doses for measles prevention in a new opinion paper published Friday.In the face of a growing measles outbreak -- with more than ...
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Measles cases linked to Texas outbreak grows to 259, with just 2 among fully vaccinated people

(GAINES COUNTY, Texas) -- The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 259, with 36 cases reported over the last three days, according to new data released Friday.Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or ...
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RFK Jr. claims measles can be treated with vitamin A, linked to poor diet. Heres what science says.

(WASHINGTON) -- Measles is continuing to spread across the United States, as outbreaks grow in western Texas and New Mexico.Between the two states, 256 cases have been confirmed as of Thursday, mostly in those who are unvaccinated or with unknown vaccination status, according to ...
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Europe saw highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years: WHO

(LONDON) -- Europe saw the highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years, according to a new report published Thursday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.There were an estimated 127,350 measles cases in the European region last year, ...
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Texas measles cases grow to 223, mostly among children and teens

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with 25 cases confirmed over the last five days, bringing the total to 223 cases, according to new data published Tuesday.Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in ...
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5 years ago, the WHO declared COVID a pandemic. Heres a look at the disease by the numbers

(WASHINGTON) -- Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 to be a pandemic.Since then, millions of Americans have been hospitalized, and more than 1.2 million people have died.Additionally, millions of adults and children are still ...
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What we still dont know about COVID 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic

(WASHINGTON) -- Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic, leading to stay at-home orders and shutdowns across the U.S. and world.The nation looks much different since then, and scientists and researchers have learned a lot about ...
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