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The altered Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, without new data to justify a reassessment, will no longer recommend universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth. The committee voted 8–3 to ...

A CDC advisory panel weighs reversing a decades-old vaccine recommendation for newborns. Republicans hold a deep-red district in a special election, but results show a slight gain by Democrats. And a ...

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THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Bronx mom is accused of abandoning her newborn son in front of an apartment on Wednesday afternoon, police said Thursday. Authorities found the baby wrapped in a blanket in ...

Say hello to Cardi B’s new bundle of joy. Two weeks after giving birth to baby No. 4—her first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs—the “Be Careful” rapper gave fans a heartwarming first glimpse of their ...

Cardi B’s new arrival is already dripping in finesse. One day after confirming she welcomed baby No. 4—her first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs—the “Money Bag” rapper teased the name they bestowed upon ...

A new study published in JAMA Cardiology shows familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can be detected in newborns using a dried blood spot, a test used for other types of genetic screening in infants. The ...

The body of a newborn was found Monday at the USC Cardinal Gardens student residences, according to Los Angeles police. Officers responded at about 1:30 a.m. Monday to a call in the 3100 block of ...

A mother is facing charges in the case of a newborn baby left unattended earlier this week at a New York City subway station. Police said 30-year-old Assa Diawara, of Queens, was charged early ...