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RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy children and pregnant women – a public health expert explains the new guidance

  • Written by Libby Richards, Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
imageUntil now, the CDC has recommended that everyone ages 6 months and older get a yearly COVID-19 vaccine.Asiaselects via Getty Images

On May 27, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer include the COVID-19 vaccine on the list of immunizations it...

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3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period

  • Written by Jong Eun Lee, Assistant Professor, North Greenville University
imageSouth Koreans weigh their options at the end of a momentous election season. Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

On June 3, 2025, South Koreans will head to the polls to vote for a new president.

The election caps a particularly turbulent several months in the country’s politics that began with right-wing President Yoon Suk...

Read more: 3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period

Guns bought in the US and trafficked to Mexican drug cartels fuel violence in Mexico and the migration crisis

  • Written by Sean Campbell, Investigative Journalist, The Conversation

The Mexican security forces tracking Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes – the leader of a deadly drug cartel that has been a top driver of violence in Mexico and narcotic addiction in America – thought they finally had him cornered on May 1, 2015.

Four helicopters carrying an arrest team whirled over the mountains near Mexico’s...

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Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance

  • Written by Danielle Wilhour, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageBilly Joel was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus.Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and spinal cord, provides nutrients and removes waste products.

Despite its importance,...

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Chronic stress contributes to cognitive decline and dementia risk – 2 healthy-aging experts explain what you can do about it

  • Written by Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State
imageSocial isolation is often stressful and can affect the aging brain.MixMedia/E+ via Getty Images

The probability of any American having dementia in their lifetime may be far greater than previously thought. For instance, a 2025 study that tracked a large sample of American adults across more than three decades found that their average likelihood of d...

Read more: Chronic stress contributes to cognitive decline and dementia risk – 2 healthy-aging experts...

Trump wants to cut funding to sanctuary cities and towns – but they don’t actually violate federal law

  • Written by Benjamin Gonzalez O'Brien, Associate Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
imageWhile sanctuary policies for immigrants have grown in the U.S. since the 1980s, the Trump administration is the first to challenge them. Marcos Silva/iStock/Getty Images Plus

San Francisco, Chicago and New York are among the major cities – as well as more than 200 small towns and counties and a dozen states – that over the past 40...

Read more: Trump wants to cut funding to sanctuary cities and towns – but they don’t actually violate federal...

The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill

  • Written by Nicholas J. Cull, Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imageThe bluegrass group Della Mae plays at an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan on its State Department-sponsored American Music Abroad tour in 2012. Photo: Paul Rockower

At a time when China is believed to spend about US$8 billion annually sending its ideas and culture around the world, President Donald Trump has proposed to cut by 93% the part of the State...

Read more: The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill

Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care

  • Written by Patrick Aguilar, Professor of Practice of Organizational Behavior, Washington University in St. Louis

Pharmacies are more than just stores – they’re vital links between people and their health care.

One of us, Patrick, witnessed this firsthand in 2003 while working as a pharmacy technician at Walgreens in a midsize West Texas town. Each day involved handling hundreds of prescriptions as they moved through the system –...

Read more: Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy...

A common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility

  • Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University
image_Toxoplasma_ can infiltrate the reproductive system.wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study found that male infertility rates increased nearly 80% from 1990 to 2019. The...

Read more: A common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility

When Elvis and Ella were pressed onto X-rays – the subversive legacy of Soviet ‘bone music’

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
imageIn the Soviet Union, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by a sound recording device.Michelle Mengsu Chang/Toronto Star via Getty Images

When Western Electric invented electrical sound recording 100 years ago, it completely transformed the public’s relationship to music.

Before then, recording was...

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