Health

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) proclaimed a state of emergency to "streamline and expedite" the state's response to bird flu.

The Russian Ministry of Health announced that it developed a cancer vaccine to be distributed in 2025.

The Pentagon is funding companies creating protein alternatives as part of its Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP).

The European Medicines Agency has recommended that a vaccine with "self-amplifying" mRNA be marketed.

Moderna has paused its mRNA RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine trial for children after five infants were hospitalized with severe respiratory complications.

A lawsuit described by lawyers as the "first of its kind" alleges that major food companies, including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and General Mills, intentionally designed their products to be addictive. The lawsuit, filed by a Pennsylvania teenager, argues that the companies draw from the "cigarette playbook."

The State of Texas is suing companies that falsely claim that products containing toxic chemicals such as "forever chemicals" are safe.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended an "emergency preparedness" declaration that protects vaccine manufacturers from liability through 2029.

The United Kingdom has placed an indefinite ban on puberty blockers for minors.

President-elect Donald Trump announced that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will investigate a potential link between childhood vaccines and autism.