Measles Returns With Deadly Force as U.S. Confronts Its Worst Outbreak in Decades
The United States is experiencing its most serious measles crisis in decades, with Pennsylvania reporting four measles-associated deaths in 2026 as outbreaks continue spreading across the country. The deaths represent a striking reversal for a disease that was declared eliminated from continuous domestic transmission in the United States in 2000. Pennsylvania reported two additional deaths […]
Trump Orders Major Changes to Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Challenging Medical Consensus
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal health officials to overhaul recommendations for childhood vaccinations, including encouraging parents to space certain vaccines across separate medical visits. The move represents a significant shift in federal vaccine policy and puts the administration at odds with major medical organizations, which say the existing childhood immunization schedule […]
Florida Moves to Eliminate All Vaccine Mandates in Historic Public Health Shif
Florida has announced plans to become the first U.S. state to eliminate all government vaccine mandates, marking one of the most significant changes to state vaccination policy in decades. Governor Ron DeSantis and State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said the initiative is intended to expand individual and parental choice by removing legal requirements that […]
How AI could speed the development of RNA vaccines
MIT engineers have successfully used a machine-learning model to design nanoparticles that can deliver RNA to cells more efficiently. Using artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have come up with a new way to design nanoparticles that can more efficiently deliver RNA vaccines and other types of RNA therapies. After training a machine-learning model to analyse thousands of existing […]
