Laura Ungar

In this photo provided by Norton Healthcare, nurse Robin Waldridge administers a Vitamin K shot to a newborn baby at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the hospital in Louisville, Ky. (Jamie Rhodes/Norton Healthcare via AP)

It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns

March 21, 2026 at 9:29 a.m.

One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially...

FILE – Tylenol pain-relief pills are shown in La Habra, Calif., Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

New research bolsters evidence that Tylenol doesn’t raise the risk of autism despite Donald Trump’s claims

January 16, 2026 at 6:45 p.m.

A new review of studies has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy doesn’t increase the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities – adding to the growing body of research...

FILE – Vaccines are prepared for students during a pop-up immunization clinic at a school in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids

January 10, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices.

Tylenol drugs are on display at a drugstore chain in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Trump’s Tylenol and vaccine warnings leave some pregnant women concerned, others angry

September 23, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

President Trump’s comments about Tylenol usage during pregnancy left some pregnant women angry and others with questions.

FILE – Demonstrators rally for support of the CDC during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s advisory panel is expected to vote on hepatitis B and MMRV vaccines

September 18, 2025 at 8:47 a.m.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee meets Thursday to begin a two-day session focused on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox.

FILE – Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

What is a famine and who declares one?

August 23, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

Famine is now occurring in Gaza City. That's according to the world’s leading authority on food crises.

FILE – Children run on the lawn at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Mo., on April 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

American kids have become increasingly unhealthy over nearly two decades, new study finds

July 7, 2025 at 11:07 a.m.

The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

June 9, 2025 at 6:21 p.m.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and...

Cesar Acevedo, left, holds his infant son, Adriel Acevedo, as as nurse Tracey McElroy, right, prepares to give him a vaccination that included a polio dose at the Dallas County Health and Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US

April 13, 2025 at 8:49 a.m.

Measles, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to run...

A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez), File)

Measles is one of the world’s most contagious viruses. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it

April 10, 2025 at 9:52 a.m.

Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.

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