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CDC and Texas Health Officials Warn About Illness Linked to Raw Milk from Texas Dairy – Press Release

People who consumed raw milk or raw milk products from one Texas dairy should contact their health care provider immediately, warn health investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

CDC recommends new vaccine to help protect babies against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness after birth

Today, CDC recommended the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant people to protect their newborn from severe RSV illness. RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for U.S. infants. This new vaccine, Pfizer’s bivalent RSVpreF vaccine (trade name Abrysvo TM), has been shown to reduce the risk of RSV hospitalization for babies by … Continue reading CDC recommends new vaccine to help protect babies against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness after birth

VA and NIH Study on Gulf War Illness May Lead to Potential Treatments and Benefits for Veterans According to Tampa Veterans Lawyer David W. Magann

Tampa, Florida – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have launched a study to understand better the chronic symptoms of Gulf War Illness/Syndrome. The study addresses the gap in treatments for those suffering from Gulf War Illness. Gulf War veterans who meet the criteria for Gulf War Illness may … Continue reading VA and NIH Study on Gulf War Illness May Lead to Potential Treatments and Benefits for Veterans According to Tampa Veterans Lawyer David W. Magann

CDC Study Shows Flu Vaccination Prevents Severe Flu Illness in U.S. Children

A new CDC study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) shows that flu vaccination protected children against serious flu illness even when they were infected with a flu virus that was antigenically different from the vaccine virus.