The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.
Cod liver oil, the corticosteroid budesonide, and the antibiotic clarithromycin were among the measles treatments HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said had shown "very good results" in the West Texas outbreak.
The list is part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push for "radical transparency." Experts say it could sow doubt about the agency's vaccine guidance.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people who had recently received a vaccine that prevents disease caused by the chikungunya virus.
The FDA canceled a critical meeting of flu vaccine experts where officials decide which strains to target in the next vaccine. It comes amid one of the worst flu seasons in 15 years, according to the CDC.
After speculation as to whether this year’s flu vaccine could be poorly matched to the current strain of flu, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released last week says otherwise. The 2024-25 influenza vaccine reduced the risk for influenza-associated outpatient visits and hospitalization,
Investigators suspect nutritional shakes manufactured by a Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. facility in Fort Wayne are responsible for a listeria outbreak that has killed 12.
Recent cuts at HHS have led to reinstatement of funding and jobs for federal healthcare programs, including FDA and CDC. Updates on rehiring, funding restorati
RFK Jr. is gearing up for changes in vaccine policies, with respect to messaging and the composition of the advisory panel that makes recommendations to the CDC.
The CDC on Friday launched a database about current and former members of its independent vaccine advisory committee, including what it describes as conflicts of interests.
The CDC is planning a large study on potential vaccinAutism's links, despite extensive research dismissing any connection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participated in a World Health Organization (WHO) flu vaccine meeting this week, seemingly bypassing President Donald Trump’s executive orders banning communication with the global health body.