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What Do We Know About The Polio-Like Acute Flaccid Myelitis?
We still don’t know much about the mysterious polio-resembling illness that flares up every two years, but a new study brings us one step closer.
Public Health Experts On New FDA E-Cigarette Rules: It’s Complicated
The evidence base on e-cigarettes is far from conclusive, and even what we do know sets up competing public health priorities.
FDA Ban On E-Cigarette Flavors: A Showdown Between Protecting Kids And Reducing Harm
The FDA announced multiple new regulations to reduce youth use of e-cigarettes. But will it reduce teen vaping or make it harder for adults to quit smoking–or both?
Hospitalized Or Disabled? You Can Still Vote — And Receive Federally Protected Help
If you have a disability, permanent or temporary, or you are hospitalized, your right to vote is still federally protected. So is the right to have someone help you cast your ballot.
Transphobic Parent Activists Target Journalists With Misinformation About Pediatricians
The AAP promotes acceptance and support for transgender, gender-diverse and gender-nonconforming and questioning children. Some parents of these kids have a problem with that.
Retraumatization From Kavanaugh Coverage: You Are Not Alone
For millions of survivors, the Kavanaugh hearings and testimony about his alleged sexual assault perpetration are dredging up trauma that’s making it difficult to get through the day.
Want To Stop Mass Shootings? Do These Two Things, Physician Says
It’s possible to pass laws right now that nearly all Americans support and which will reduce gun violence–if policymakers are willing to do so.
Which Screening Prevents The Most Cervical Cancer? Go With Co-Testing
If you’re not whether to get the Pap test or HPV test to screen for cervical cancer, do what most organizations recommend and get both.
New Legal Center Gives Military Sexual Assault Survivors A Voice And Hope
The military justice system is set up to protect its own service members — not victims of sexual assault that occurs within its ranks. Now survivors have another option in fighting the status quo.
No Ovarian Failure Risk After HPV Vaccine, Study Finds
The causes of ovarian failure are not entirely understood, but a new study shows that the HPV vaccine is not among them.
