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Medical professional organizations released joint vaccination guidelines for influenza, Covid-19, and RSV ahead of the upcoming respiratory illness season, amid ongoing changes to federal vaccine policy.
U.S. overdose deaths fell 27% in 2024, with preliminary 2025 data showing further decline. Public health officials cite naloxone distribution, medication access, and prison treatment as contributing factors.
Some pediatricians are accepting vaccine-hesitant families while imposing guardrails, contrasting with practices that dismiss patients refusing vaccinations. This approach emerged amid federal changes to vaccine recommendations and declining vaccine confidence.
Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E department will remain open after the British Medical Association suspended a planned four-day resident doctor strike following a new government pay offer.
Childhood vaccination rates across Britain have declined significantly over the past 15 years, with experts citing reduced face-to-face medical contact rather than anti-vaccine sentiment as the primary cause.
A major review of 80 trials found nicotine e-cigarettes significantly more effective than traditional aids for smoking cessation, nearly doubling quit rates to approximately one in every 10 smokers.
