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RFK Jr panelists make initial changes to childhood vaccine schedule

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  • 2025-09-19 15:35 event
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RFK Jr panelists make initial changes to childhood vaccine schedule
A US medical panel handpicked by President Donald Trump's health secretary made its first alteration to the standard childhood vaccine schedule on Thursday, as public health experts fear more changes that flout prevailing medical advice are in the pipeline.

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7. CDC's new vaccine advisers recommend splitting up MMRV shot

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On September 18th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee voted to make a significant change to the nation's childhood vaccine schedule during its first gathering since members were handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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A study conducted by the Molecular Oncology Research Center (CPOM) at Hospital de Amor in Barretos (formerly Barretos Cancer Hospital) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, has identified possible biomarkers that could guide the development of more personalized therapies for pediatric germ cell tumors (GCTs).

10. RFK Jr panelists make initial changes to childhood vaccine schedule

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A US medical panel handpicked by President Donald Trump's health secretary made its first alteration to the standard childhood vaccine schedule on Thursday, as public health experts fear more changes that flout prevailing medical advice are in the pipeline.

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The current process for managing sexual misconduct perpetrated by doctors in the UK requires major reform, say experts in The BMJ.

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The global type 1 diabetes (T1D) burden continues to increase rapidly, driven by rising cases, aging populations, improved diagnosis and falling death rates, according to the results of a new modeling study presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Vienna (15–19 Sept).

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18. Old drug, in a low dose, safe and effective in preventing progression of type 1 diabetes in children and young people

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New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15–19 September) and published simultaneously in The Lancet shows that a much lower dose than previously thought of the old immunomodulatory drug anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is safe and effective in preventing progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young people.

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