Presidential Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines and Autism Issued
On Aug. 10, 2026, the Trump administration issued an executive order revising the childhood vaccine recommendations in the United States. The order calls for recommending that all children be vaccinated against eleven diseases (down from the current 17), including measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus, and […]
Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay $5.5 Billion to Resolve Talcum Powder Cancer Litigation
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced on July 27, 2026 that it had reached a proposed settlement to resolve approximately 76,000 talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits that had accumulated in federal and state courts over more than a decade of litigation. The company committed $5.5 billion toward the resolution, with its first payment not to exceed […]
Live Experimental Pneumonic Plague Vaccines Being Developed After Repeated Attempts
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) researchers have developed live attenuated experimental pneumonic plague vaccines that, according to a July 28, 2026 press release, fully protected mice in a preclinical study. The findings were published in Science Translational Medicine and, according to UTMB researchers, “challenge decades of assumptions about how immunity to plague works and […]
Pennsylvania Makes School Vaccine and Exemption Rates Public
As vaccine exemptions continue to increase across Pennsylvania and public health officials warn about the risk of diseases spreading, the administration of the Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro launched a new online tool that allows parents to view vaccination and exemption rates for individual schools. State officials say the tool is designed to increase transparency […]
Wellness Industry Expands With Procter & Gamble Acquisition of Thorne for $3.8 Billion
Consumer giant Proctor & Gamble has announced its acquisition of supplement maker Thorne for $3.8 billion. The Tide detergent company, which already owns dozens of household brands such as Tide, Olay, Pampers, and Crest, is making a push into the health and wellness market as the market continues to grow.1 The global wellness economy reached […]
WHO Report Projects Cancer Cases Will Nearly Double Worldwide by 2050
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status Report on Cancer 2026, released on July 8, 2026, projects that, without urgent action, new annual cancer cases will nearly double, from the current 20.6 million to nearly 35 million by 2050. While heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, cancer ranks second. The WHO attributes […]