The committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy voted on Dec. 5, 2025, to stop recommending that all newborns be routinely vaccinated against the hepatitis B virus – undoing a 34-year prevention…
Category: 5. Health
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Can Cities Keep Up With An Aging World? Emerging Models Show Promise
Red car of Duquesne Incline with Pittsburgh downtown panorama on background at sunset
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How are cities adapting to the aging population? And what changes are being made to ensure older adults are fully included in their communities? These…
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Buying a gift for a loved one with cancer? Here’s why you should skip the fuzzy socks and give them meals or help with laundry instead
The season of gifting is in full swing – a time when people scour the internet and shops of all kinds for items that appropriately symbolize their relationships with their loved ones.
Gift givers hope that their gift will appropriately…
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This Robotic Surgery Legend Is Pouring $100 Million Into Next-Gen Medical Startups
Fred Moll, the cofounder of $200 billion Intuitive Surgical, has invested in some 15 companies building robots that could help make both complex and common surgeries more accessible to everyone.
Dr. Fred Moll left the practice of medicine more…
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This Robotic Surgery Legend Is Pouring $100 Million Into Next-Gen Medical Startups
Fred Moll, the cofounder of $200 billion Intuitive Surgical, has invested in some 15 companies building robots that could help make both complex and common surgeries more accessible to everyone.
Dr. Fred Moll left the practice of medicine more…
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Israeli military’s new blood test to spot heart attack risk
Israeli military’s new blood test to spot heart attack risk | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessThe move places the IDF at the forefront of public bodies in Israel applying advanced preventive medicine, as the test is not yet part…
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Why Collaboration, Not Competition, Will Cure Rare Cancers
Why Collaboration, Not Competition, Will Cure Rare Cancers | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessInternational Neuroblastoma Awareness Day is marked each year on December 5 in more than 50 countries and the day’s theme,…
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Why The Hepatitis B Birth Dose Is At Risk From New CDC Vaccine Advisors
A new-born baby lies on a bed after her birth at the maternity ward of a hospital (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images)
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The reformulated vaccine advisory committee is meeting today and tomorrow, reportedly with…
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Humana, Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs Working On Partnership
Mark Cuban speaks onstage during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at Hilton Austin on March 10, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Julia Beverly/WireImage)
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Humana, one of the nation’s largest health insurers for older adults, and…
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How a bacterial toxin linked to colon cancer messes with DNA
The microbial toxin colibactin has just the right shape to snuggle up to DNA — but its embrace is unfortunately more cancerous than cozy.
Colibactin is produced by bacteria in the gut and causes mutations implicated in colon…
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