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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket. Some older people are really eager to be vaccinated. Kennedy Jr.,

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

This region governs essential behaviors like the circadian clock, sleep, energy balance , and feeding. The content is provided for information purposes only. But technical limitations have made it hard to understand how neurons in this area form functional circuits."

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Pat Connolly reported on the 2024 Maine Legislative Session: It was a short but busy session in Augusta this year. Providers of abortion and gender affirming care in Maine are effectively shielded from laws in other states by the passage of protection by the legislature. Here in Maine the "shorter" Legislative Session was quite full!

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Long-lasting HIV prevention shot headed toward approval

Medical Xpress

The company is working with governments and health groups in the U.K. The content is provided for information purposes only. But Gilead says the shot should help expand the overall number of people using PrEP in both the U.S. and abroad. Were thinking globally about the public health impact we can have," Mercier said. © 2025 HealthDay.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 2)

FDA Law

This bill, which addresses numerous areas of the economy, public health, and government regulation, includes Subtitle E, Drug Pricing. A manufacturer that failed to provide access to the MFP would be subject to a civil monetary penalty of ten times the excessive price charged. The Part B rebate would exclude vaccines as well.

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Not Only Harvard. RFK Jr.’s Slashed Science Funding Cuts Across States That Backed Trump

Physicians News Digest

including in most states that backed President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. The Trump administration has canceled hundreds of grants supporting research on topics such as vaccination; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and the health of LGBTQ+ populations. Others followed the Senate confirmation of anti-vaccine activist Robert F.