A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers. Federal regulators have relied heavily on the study, published in 2000 by the science journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, in their assessment that the […]
In an 8-3 decision, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, voted to abandon the universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation for newborns, ending a decades-old advisement for infants to receive their first dose within 24 hours of birth. The decision cements a longtime goal of the […]
The reasons are not yet fully understood, but researchers consider societal influences that encourage greater compliance among girls as a potential cause.
“Just because a law was passed in another state, that doesn’t mean we’re going to change our practice,” Dr. Angel Foster, founder of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, told Jezebel.