FDA Requires RSV Vaccine Labels to Include Guillain-Barré Syndrome Risk
On Jan. 7, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated and approved changes to the safety labeling for the Prescribing Information of two Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccines: Abrysvo (manufactured by Pfizer)1 and Arexvy (manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals).2 This label change update is being required to inform both the public and health care […]
San Francisco Transit Workers Awarded $7.8M for Denial of Religious Exemption to COVID Shots
A federal court in San Francisco, California has confirmed a ruling granting $7.8 million to Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) employees who were fired for failing to get COVID-19 shots.1 In October 2024, a federal jury awarded the transit workers $1.3 million each in a class action lawsuit in which a half a dozen transit […]
Hospitals Give Pain Control Drugs to Women During Childbirth, Then Report Them for Illicit Drug Use
Fentanyl and other drugs administered by health care professionals during childbirth can show up in toxicology reports done on the mother or baby. Not only can this presence be shocking to mothers who do not realize the drugs have the ability to cross the placenta to reach their babies, but many women are being reported […]
Moderna Halts RSV Pediatric Vaccine Trial After Five Infants Hospitalized
On Dec. 11, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that clinical trials for Moderna’s pediatric mRNA RSV vaccines have been paused due to safety concerns. The recent phase 1 trials of two experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines for infants not only failed to provide adequate protection but may have worsened respiratory […]
Autism Rate for American Children Now 1 in 33 and Likely Worse
Opinion | If you do a Google search for the current prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children in the United States, you will likely come across the rate of 1 in 36. That’s the rate that was confirmed by an analysis published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) epidemiological […]
Medical Tourism Among Americans on the Rise
The number of people from the United States traveling abroad for medical care has surged in recent years. Although precise statistics are unavailable, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that millions of Americans now seek treatment in other countries.1 The phenomenon of medical tourism, where patients travel abroad for affordable or […]