Doctors break with CDC on vaccine guidance for children

The leading group of pediatricians in the U.S. continues to recommend kids get shots to protect them from 18 diseases.

Nearly half of CDC surveillance databases have halted updates, raising concerns about health data gaps

An audit of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public databases found that nearly half of routinely ...

Pediatricians urge Americans to stick with previous vaccine schedule, despite CDC’s recent changes

America’s pediatricians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were once in lockstep on how vaccines impact child ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Maintaining a Healthy Weight Could Mitigate Excess Spending Linked to Both Low, High BMI

Medical expenditures were higher among individuals with a body mass index (BMI) outside the “healthy weight” range, reflecting the broader health burden associated with both low and high BMI, ...

Doctors are ignoring new federal vaccine recommendations

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released its updated recommendations for what vaccines children should get. It’s a routine revision, hardly different from last year’s recommendations, but ...