FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots

A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season’s flu shot has been canceled, a panel member said Wednesday.

NBC News - 5h

FDA cancels vaccine advisory meeting for choosing flu strains for next season's shots

It comes as RFK Jr., a vaccine skeptic who now leads the Department of Health and Human Services, makes moves that could affect vaccination uptake and policy.

CNBC - 17h

FDA cancels meeting to update next season's flu vaccines

The cancellation potentially upends the process to start making next winter's flu shots.

CBS News - 18h

FDA cancels meeting to update next season's flu vaccines

The cancelation upends the usual process to start manufacturing next winter's flu shots.

CBS News - 4h

FDA cancels meeting to choose flu vaccine strain

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) abruptly canceled a vaccine advisory meeting where members were slated to discuss influenza vaccine strains. The meeting was scheduled for March 13. Committee ...

The Hill - 3h

F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots

The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.

The New York Times - 17h

Brutal flu season puts strain on doctors, hospitals

This flu season is shaping up to be the worst in years, with 19,000 people already dead halfway through the season. Elise Preston reports.

CBS News - 3d

Flu shot less effective this season for some kids, CDC report suggests

Overall effectiveness against flu hospitalization was still high, the CDC said.

CBS News - 35m

FDA vaccine meeting canceled and NASA's galaxy-mapping mission: Morning Rundown

Gene Hackman dies alongside wife and dog, states brace for end of Education Department, cancelled vaccine meeting adds concerns over RFK Jr., NASA's plan to map the sky.

NBC News - 6h

Why the CDC is warning that this flu season is on track to be one of the worst in a decade

With at least 33 million cases, 430,000 hospitalizations, and 19,000 deaths, this year's flu season is proving severe. CBS News Chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook weighs in on the alarming ...

CBS News - 2d

Flu vaccine this season may be poorly matched, early CDC data suggests

Lab tests suggest a strain of the flu virus circulating this season may not be "well-recognized" by the flu vaccine.

CBS News - 2d

$Manaea is expected to miss start of Mets season with oblique strain. Madrigal has fractured shoulder$

Manaea is expected to miss start of Mets season with oblique strain. Madrigal has fractured shoulder

New York Mets starter Sean Manaea is expected to begin the season on the injured list because of a right oblique strain

ABC News - 3d

DeSantis promotes his wife as next Florida governor and takes a shot at Trump's pick

As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approaches the end of his term in office, he’s talking up one potential heir to succeed him in 2026: his wife Casey DeSantis

ABC News - 2d

With Wembanyama's season now over, the Spurs and the basketball world wait for what's next

The French sports newspaper L’Equipe published a photo of Victor Wembanyama across the entirety of its front page on Friday, the San Antonio star looking down with his hands on his hips

ABC News - 6d

Travis Kelce expected to return next season, Chiefs GM says

Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said Tuesday that he anticipates star tight end Travis Kelce will return for the final season of his contract in 2025.

NBC News - 1d

Live updates: Trump meets with British PM Starmer; tariffs set to hit Mexico, Canada next week

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived at the White House to visit President Trump on Thursday as European allies scramble to respond to the president’s approach to ending the ...

The Hill - 1h

College Football Playoff format for next season still in limbo as commissioners punt on making seeding changes

Playoff executives explored changes to the 2025 postseason Tuesday but came to no decision on a proposal from the Big Ten and SEC to alter the playoff seeding.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Colts GM says Anthony Richardson will face 'open competition' for starting QB job next season

Richardson got both hurt and benched last season. Can he turn his career around in Year 3?

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Travis Kelce retirement rumors: Chiefs GM expects star TE back next season, says he's 'fired up' about playing

Kelce, 35, mulled retirement following Super Bowl LIX

CBS Sports - 1d

With the first pick in the 2025 Reallocation Draft, the Titans select …

Imagine if the NFL decided to go full fantasy football and empty its rosters after the season. Who goes first? Who doesn't go in the first round? We have ideas.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

'Selectively aggressive' Cowboys eye free agency

Speaking to reporters at the NFL scouting combine Monday in Indianapolis, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said the club will be "selectively aggressive" in free agency this ...

ESPN - 2d

FDA’s Food Safety Chief Resigns

The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.

The New York Times - Feb. 18

Chinese Hospital Bankruptcies Soar Amid Financial Strains

Still recovering from heavy spending during the pandemic, hospitals are squeezed by a slumping economy and government efforts to curb health care spending.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

A US-Canadian border friendship feels the strain

Relations between Detroit and Windsor, joined by a cross-border tunnel, are being marred by Trump’s threats

Financial Times - 1d

Cuts at USAID and Elsewhere Strain Global Journalism

Investigative journalists around the world relied on funding from the U.S. Now, those watchdogs are scrambling to survive a sudden cash crunch.

The New York Times - 1d

Jury selection begins in trial of 2022 Highland Park parade shooting suspect

Jury selection is underway in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing seven people and wounding dozens more after he opened fire on a Fourth of July 2022 parade in Illinois. Prosecutors ...

CBS News - 2d

Smaller In-Store Stock Selection Dampens Retail Customer Satisfaction

Smaller retail footprints and shrunken inventories to adjust to surging online sales leave many stores understocked, often disappointing shoppers.

Inc. - 2d

Cowboys' Stephen Jones claims Dallas will be 'selectively aggressive' in free agency

Time will tell if this Cowboys offseason goes differently than the 2024 'all in' offseason

CBS Sports - 2d

FDA declares end to Wegovy and Ozempic shortage

The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022.

CBS News - 6d

FDA Asks 300 Fired Scientists to Return

Some FDA scientists said they were not sure if they wanted to return.

Inc. - 3d

Is Bird Flu the Only Reason Egg Prices Are Soaring?

The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. Now some Democrats are calling for an investigation into pricing practices in the industry.

The New York Times - 1d

Hamas’s failure to return Israeli mother’s body strains ceasefire

A tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been strained by outrage over Hamas’s alleged transfer of an unknown body to Israel in the place of Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother who was ...

The Hill - 6d

U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts

Consumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices.

The New York Times - 8h

MAP: Listeria strain in deadly outbreak found in these states as death toll climbs

A listeria outbreak tied to supplement shakes is now linked to at least 12 deaths and 38 cases across 21 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Hill - 6h

U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts

Consumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices.

The New York Times - 28m

The Perfect Girl Next Door

How do you live your mediocre life in the shadow of a hipster goddess?

The New York Times - 3d

Neighbours cancelled for second time as Amazon backs out

Long-running Australian soap will be ‘resting’ from December, after streaming giant withdraws from production. Neighbours: the 10 best memories, from Scott and Charlene to Madge’s ghost The ...

The Guardian - 6d

Neighbours cancelled again, two years after revival

The series will finish at the end of 2025, after 40 years and more than 9,000 episodes.

BBC News - 6d

Scotland's first 'slap fight' event cancelled

Experts warned competitors faced an 'elevated risk' of concussion if they participated in bouts.

BBC News - 5d

FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots

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