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The article reports on conspiracy theories alleging that singer Dolly Parton's death was caused by the Covid vaccine, despite no evidence, and examines how influential figures are amplifying these claims on social media.
Florida Catholic bishops reject state efforts to expand religious vaccine exemptions, emphasizing protection of the common good and opposing attacks on vaccination requirements.
This article covers how horseshoe crab blood has been crucial for testing medicine safety, the environmental impact of harvesting the crabs, and Eli Lilly's transition to a lab-made alternative that eliminates the need for crab blood.
Trump's executive order pushes splitting the MMR vaccine into separate shots, a move that pharmaceutical groups and medical experts sharply criticize as unscientific and dangerous. The industry says it would require costly development of vaccines that don't exist, with no evidence to justify the change.
President Trump is reportedly frustrated with Health Secretary RFK Jr. for not cutting more childhood vaccines or proving the debunked link between vaccines and autism, despite Kennedy already taking significant anti-vaccine actions.
With measles cases reaching a 35-year high in the US due to declining vaccination rates, biotech companies and researchers are developing monoclonal antibody treatments for the disease, though these therapies may take years to become available.
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) released its own maternal immunization schedule diverging from CDC recommendations under Health Secretary RFK Jr., recommending COVID-19 and flu vaccines that the CDC dropped amid anti-vaccine policy changes.
Eric Topol highlights the remarkable progress in cancer immunotherapy, with vaccines achieving cures or remissions in refractory cancers like pancreatic, melanoma, glioblastoma, renal, and triple-negative breast cancer, and directs readers to his Ground Truths newsletter for more.
Routine vaccines like those for flu, shingles, and Tdap are linked to lower dementia risk, with a new hypothesis suggesting they may train the innate immune system, previously thought untrainable, offering potential new avenues for dementia prevention.