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Gerontological Society conference highlights aging story ideas for 2025

Association of Health Care Journalists

Bhattacharya, who is not a practicing physician, has vowed to totally revamp the National Institutes of Health, and with a Republican-majority Congress, its likely he can carry out this mission. Also look to public health and social determinants of health as among the other key aging issues to pay attention to.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Public Health and the Dairy Cow in the Room

KFF Health News

But remember, going back to what’s public health, the power of vaccines is in herd immunity effect. It’s important to keep in mind the majority of adults, around 70%, still say that childhood vaccines are really important. Pacenti: It’s really tough.