Abraham, who was sworn in as principal deputy director of CDC Dec. 15, has stepped down effective immediately. CDC says he "chose to step down to address unforeseen family obligations" www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/h...
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application, company says www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/h...
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary tells @cnn.com's Brianna Keilar that Hims & Hers compounded semaglutide pill "appears to be crossing that line" of being a mass-marketed copycat drug
"We're looking at it very carefully, and if we do see the violations that we're suspecting, we will take swift action"
With 89 new measles cases reported Tuesday, South Carolina’s outbreak has now surpassed the size of last year’s record-breaking one in West Texas: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h...
South Carolina measles outbreak is growing incredibly fast. Another 124 cases reported Friday to a total of 558. 531 people in quarantine dph.sc.gov/news/friday-...
South Carolina adds 124 new measles cases since Friday - cases in the state have doubled in the last week, now to 434. 409 people are in quarantine: dph.sc.gov/news/tuesday...
South Carolina's 99 measles cases Friday come on top of 26 Tuesday - the last time the US recorded 100+ cases in a week was at the height of the West Texas outbreak in March/April 2025: www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/h...
South Carolina adds 99 new measles cases since Tuesday, bringing total in its outbreak to 310. State epidemiologist tells us holiday gatherings, low vaccination rates are contributing: dph.sc.gov/news/friday-...
Really enjoyed this conversation with @stephenvliu.bsky.social & @nealaugenstein.bsky.social - thank you!
Nobody knows more about rare diseases than parents of kids who have them. My friend and former CNBC colleague Becky Quick this morning launched a new project focused on them, starting by sharing her family’s story: www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...
Other recommended vaccines move to shared clinical decisionmaking (ie flu, rotavirus) or for high-risk groups (RSV - if mother didn't receive vaccine, hepatitis A, meningococcal disease)
HHS says all insurers will still cover them all
Story from @owermohle.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
HHS & CDC are editing the US childhood vaccine schedule to resemble other countries', ie Denmark's -
Routine recommendations remain for:
diphtheria
tetanus
pertussis
Hib
pneumococcal conjugate
polio
measles, mumps, rubella
HPV (1 dose vs 2)
chickenpox
(1/2)
The FDA is finalizing plans to put a "black box" warning on Covid-19 vaccines, sources tell CNN, its most serious alert meant to warn about drug risks.
https://cnn.it/4rRBxy5
You know you’re of a certain age when you find yourself traveling and really excited to get home to your really awesome humidifier
CNN is live again from day 2 of the CDC's meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which is scheduled to vote this AM on the hepatitis B vaccine universal birth dose recommendation. Follow along here, on the CNN app and on TV: www.cnn.com/health/live-...
CNN is live from the CDC for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, where today a vote is scheduled on whether to abandon the universal recommendation for a hepatitis B vaccine newborn dose. Follow live updates here, on the CNN app and on TV: www.cnn.com/health/live-...
President Trump & his health officials have been calling to split the MMR vaccine into 3 shots. In a new CNN Explains episode, we look at what this might mean - using history as a guide: www.cnn.com/videos/title...
Confirmation hearing for Trump’s surgeon general nominee, Casey Means, is postponed… as she goes into labor
From @owermohle.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/h...
Trump suggested he might get GLP-1 prices down to $150
Oz warned it’s not a done deal
But what if it was? www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/h...
President Trump got an updated Covid vaccine & flu shot at Walter Reed today www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...
In AstraZeneca drug pricing announcement just now, Trump said some of its meds would get discounts of as much as 654% through TrumpRx
Which is mathematically impossible
But @ddale8.bsky.social looked into this before - and got the White House to explain its math: www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...
Love the thought, West Elm, but what kind of tennis game has this many players on the court?
If you tuned in to last month’s ACIP mtg, there was a weird moment when a presenter invited by RFK Jr’s ACIP said that his research grant had been canceled abruptly, so he could only present preliminary results
It then got weirder; HHS denied it
Here’s the whole story www.cnn.com/2025/10/04/h...
Pfizer's stock rose 6.83% today after its drug pricing deal with the White House
That added about $9.3B in market value
TrumpRx program promises discounts of 40-85% for Americans buying drugs directly from manufacturers
White House fact sheet says discounts are off list prices
Pfizer’s Xeljanz list price = $6,073/month
40% discount = $3,643/month
@dusetzinas.bsky.social: “How is this a reasonable cash price?”
CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten today on RFK Jr’s approval ratings
Trump’s directives on Tylenol on Monday, compared with communications from the FDA: www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/h...
(I was looking for how to prepare acorn squash… CSA help needed!)
