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What's Health Got to Do with It?

Vaccine guidelines; Tylenol and autism; kissing bugs

Stacey Bennett
Dr. Donna G. Ivery, OB/GYN and author of Not Your Granny’s Menopause; Chad Neilsen, director of infection prevention and control at Nemours Children’s Health in Florida; Dr. Tina Ardon, practicing family physician at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

Our panel of medical experts discusses the biggest health headlines of the month, including:

  • The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is weighing possible changes to longstanding guidance on vaccines for Hepatitis B, MMRV, COVID and flu.
  • Federal health officials raise new concerns about Tylenol use during pregnancy, suggesting a possible link to autism.
  • An increase in fall-related deaths among older adults in the U.S. over the past decades is linked to the rising use of certain prescription medications. 
  • According to new research, Chagas disease, spread by “kissing bugs,” is now considered endemic in the United States. 

Guests:

  • Dr. Donna G. Ivery, OB/GYN and author of Not Your Granny’s Menopause.
  • Chad Neilsen, director of infection prevention and control at Nemours Children’s Health in Florida.
  • Dr. Tina Ardon, practicing family physician at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
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