The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday it’s no longer recommending the flu vaccine for all children.

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An unusual household appliance has been launched on the market in Japan: a washing machine for people. The 7.5-feet-long capsule (that’s 2.30 meters) was unveiled at the World Expo [PDF], which took ...

Em dashes have become what many believe to be a telltale sign of AI-generated text over the past few years. The punctuation mark appears frequently in outputs from ChatGPT and other AI chatbots, ...

It is Global Handwashing Awareness Day, a reminder that while many think they know how to wash their hands, there is some important nuance to it. Local 4 Dr. Frank McGeorge explains the difference ...

Observed each year on October 15, Global Handwashing Day reminds safety professionals and employees that proper hand hygiene remains one of the simplest, most effective defenses against illness in the ...

Ann Bauer, a researcher who studies Tylenol and autism, felt queasy with anxiety in the weeks leading up to the White House's much-anticipated autism announcement. In August, Bauer and her colleagues ...

The committee that offers vaccine advice to the nation’s top public health agency voted Friday against recommending the updated COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 6 months or older, instead leaving the ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s hand-picked CDC advisory panel is meeting today as it considers changes to vaccine guidelines. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports more details. Senior Scholar at ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhauled vaccine panel voted on Thursday to no longer recommend a combination shot protecting against chickenpox, measles, mumps and rubella for young ...

Members also decided not to require a prescription for the COVID-19 vaccine. A panel of vaccine advisers on Friday voted to abandon its previous universal recommendation for annual COVID-19 vaccine ...