Cardiac Deaths Have Increased 17 Percent in Years Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new population-based study conducted by researchers at Harvard-affiliated Mass General Brigham has found that cardiac deaths have increased significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many occurring in homes rather than hospitals. Published May 30, 2025 in JAMA Network Open, the study offers one of the most comprehensive analyses to date examining […]
Know the Risks of Rhogam and Vitamin K Shots Given to Pregnant Women and Newborn Babies
Pregnant mothers and newborn babies are routinely given a number of shots. Two controversial shots are Rhogam and vitamin K. Since the 1970’s, mothers-to-be whose blood work shows that they are Rh factor (Rhesus factor) negative are told to get a shot of Rh immunoglobulin (RhoGAM) during pregnancy, as well as after delivery if the […]
Oral Rabies Vaccine Deployed by Air to Vaccinate Wildlife in Vermont
On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services (WS), in coordination with the Vermont Department of Health, conducted a spring rabies vaccine bait drop to help combat rising rabies rates among wildlife in Vermont.1 According to Natalie Kwit, state public health veterinarian with the Vermont Health Department, rabies cases have been […]
ACIP Considers Changes to HPV Vaccine Recommendations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) current universal use recommendation for the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine is two doses given to adolescent by ages 11-12 and three doses if the series is started on or after age 15. The vaccine can be given to children as young as age nine, but that […]
Autism Epidemic ‘Unprecedented in Human History,’ Now Reaches 1 in 31 Kids in America
On Apr. 15, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an analysis in its epidemiological digest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) which found the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children eight years old in the United States to be 1 in 31 (3.2 percent).1 2 3 4 5 […]
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Warning Added to Shingrix Vaccine in Australia
In February 2024, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the country’s national regulatory authority for drugs and, initiated an investigation into a potential association between GSK plc’s Shingrix shingles vaccine, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), which causes inflammation and damage to the nerves, that may include paralysis.1 The investigation was prompted by two reports of GBS following Shingrix […]