Maggie Astor

Several new members of the United States Preventive Services Task Force appear to be ideologically aligned with the Trump administration on gender-affirming care and Covid vaccinations.

The Health Department has not decided whether to provide the shots to states through the Vaccines for Children program, which serves uninsured and low-income families.

The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.

Scientists have found that people are being exposed to more toxins than previously known.

Prominent Republicans and others have falsely claimed this week that the shots are linked, despite years of data showing they are safe.

The guidelines have changed recently as new testing options have become available. Getting screened doesn’t have to be painful or confusing.

Here’s what to consider before trying it.

The red-meat allergy, caused by a tick bite, is becoming more common in parts of the country.

Doctors described treating brain and abdominal hemorrhages in infants who hadn’t received the routine injection. Several said the images of those patients were seared in their minds.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has been stymied under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.