Aria Bendix

Articles by Aria Bendix

AI finds signs of pancreatic cancer before tumors develop - NBC News

Health May 3, 2026

By the time doctors detect pancreatic cancer, its often too late to treat effectively. But a new study suggests that artificial intelligence might be able to find signs of the disease before tumors aοΏ½...

Acting CDC director delayed release of study showing benefit of Covid vaccines - AOL.com

Health April 13, 2026

The CDC was expected last month to publish a study showing that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness, but the agencys acting director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, delayed its release dueοΏ½...

Acting CDC director delayed release of study showing benefit of Covid vaccines - NBC News

Health April 11, 2026

The CDC was expected last month to publish a study showing that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness, but the agencys acting director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, delayed its release dueοΏ½...

Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated β€” most related to vaccines, study finds - NBC News

Health January 28, 2026

Nearly half of the databases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used to update regularly surveillance systems that tracked public health information like Covid vaccination rates and οΏ½...

A new milestone in the cancer fight: 7 in 10 patients now survive five-plus years - NBC News

Health January 14, 2026

The U.S. has reached a watershed moment in the fight against cancer: Seven in 10 people now survive five years or more after diagnosis, according to the latest annual report from the American Cancer οΏ½...

Dread Pap smears? Federal guidelines now allow for a self-swab HPV test - NBC News

Health January 7, 2026

Federal guidelines are expanding the options for cervical cancer screenings beyond the often-disliked Pap smear. According to new recommendations released Monday by the Health Resources and ServicesοΏ½...

New measles cases in South Carolina put U.S. on the verge of losing elimination status - NBC News

Health December 31, 2025

A sizable uptick in measles cases in the ongoing outbreak in South Carolina has put the U.S. on the precipice of losing its elimination status. South Carolinas health department on Tuesday reported οΏ½...

Aluminum salts in vaccines are a likely target for health officials - NBC News

Health December 27, 2025

With further changes to the U.S. recommended vaccine schedule likely in the year ahead under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s leadership, his agencys recent scrutiny of one vaccine additive inοΏ½...

CDC formally stops recommending hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns - NBC News

Health December 18, 2025

Instead of recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now officially advises women who test negative for the virus to consult health care prοΏ½...

At meeting on Florida's plan to end school vaccine mandates, skeptics and doctors stand off - NBC News

Health December 14, 2025

The heated debate over Floridas plan to revoke some school vaccine mandates was on full display Friday when state officials held a meeting for the public to weigh in on the proposed changes. The curοΏ½...