HHS Seeks Public Input on Federal Vaccine Recommendation Categories and Shared Clinical Decision-Making

• by Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

• August 21, 2026

Are law enforcement death rates rising?

Death-certificate data showed increases among adults and children over 2 decades, with Black males consistently recording the highest rates.

• by Andrea Surnit

• August 19, 2026

• 4 min

Dexamethasone may reduce severe ROP

Topical treatment numerically reduced progression to treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity in a randomized trial, although the primary endpoint was not met.

• by Andrea Surnit

• August 17, 2026

• 3 min

Pediatric neurologist Dr. John Gaitanis to lead NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

• August 21, 2026