Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its official guidance regarding autism and vaccines, replacing long-standing assurances that immunizationsContinue Reading

What repeated blows to the head in sport may mean for dementia risk

England rugby players Tom Curry and Manu Tuilagi accidentally collide during a World Cup match against South Africa in Paris, October 2023. Victor Velter/Shutterstock There is now widespread evidence that years of heading, tackling and collisions in football and rugby could increase the risk of dementia and other neurological diseases.Continue Reading

COVID PPE failures left healthcare workers and patients at risk – what lessons the government needs to learn for the future

Only around a third of the masks England held in its emergency stockpile were immediately usable during the pandemic. banjongseal324SS/ Shutterstock The latest report published as part of the COVID-19 inquiry has found the UK was not adequately prepared for a pandemic. The report, which looked at the procurement andContinue Reading