US insurers’ move to back vaccines sends ‘powerful’ message about safety of shots, experts say
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The right’s culture war over prostate cancer screening is damaging trust in medicine
Polly Toynbee
Trump administration briefing
Trump news at a glance: Senate Republicans keep president’s $1.8bn ally payout fund alive – for now
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Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policy changes facing new scrutiny
The race to combat Ebola: what vaccines and treatments are being developed and how long will it take?
May 2026
Trump order endorses plan to halve vaccines recommended for children
Why America is failing its health report card
Robert B Shpiner
Diphtheria is a disease of poverty that has no place in modern Australia. When we talk about Closing the Gap, this is the gap
Donna Ah Chee
Lyme disease cases in England rise by more than 20% in a year
Infectious diseases such as hantavirus and Ebola becoming more frequent and damaging, say experts
US government studies into vaccine safety are being suppressed
Robert B Shpiner
The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk
‘People should be talking about it’: moves to curtail vaccine information obscures important science, doctors say
FDA blocked studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines safe, HHS official says
Who is Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new nominee for US surgeon general?
US ‘drowning in misinformation’ under RFK Jr, autism advocates say
April 2026
We detected Aids through a federal early warning system. Trump has decimated it
Robert B Shpiner
On Friday, the presidential personnel office sent termination notices to members of the National Science Board. This will undermine our public health efforts
RFK Jr faces intense questions in US Senate on measles and flu deaths
Health secretary says ‘I had nothing to do with the measles outbreak’ and claims to support measles and MMR vaccines
How contagious is measles and what are the symptoms?
The Utah outbreak is just the latest in a series across the US. Experts explain what you need to know about the virus
