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We are living in an age of anxiety. A 2023 survey by the Mental Health Foundation found that one in five people in the UK experience…

Newly announced guidance from the federal government that removes a half-dozen long-standing and common vaccines from the list of recommended immunizations for children could sow further…

January 5, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmU.S. Axes Number of Recommended Childhood Vaccines in Blow to Public HealthThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control…

December 20, 20254 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmU.S. Plan to Drop Some Childhood Vaccines to Align with Denmark Will Endanger Children, Experts SayThe U.S.…

The entire US childhood vaccine schedule is now open for scrutiny, experts say, after government vaccine advisers took up discussions of the safety and efficacy of…

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature…

We always knew it was coming. There were signs we’d learned to read: a change in atmosphere, the sound of the fridge door opening, wine glugging…

The Covid pandemic disrupted the “very fabric of childhood”, the UK inquiry has heard, on the first day of a four-week session devoted to its impact…

Chemicals commonly used in plastic pose a serious threat to children, raising the risk of disability and disease long into adulthood. That is the conclusion of…

This article is part of “Innovations In: RSV,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from MSD, Sanofi and AstraZeneca.At first, Ethel…