{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Vaccines, Cholesterol, and Other News","description":"Howie and Harlan discuss the end of flu season, vaccine effectiveness, and the challenge of rebuilding public confidence in immunization. Also: new cholesterol guidelines that push earlier treatment, measles outbreaks and the erosion of herd immunity, a court ruling pausing changes to vaccine guidelines, signs of stabilization at the NIH, new evidence on football and brain injury, and a MedPAC report suggesting Medicare Advantage plans are overpaid. Show notes: Looking Back at the Flu Season CDC 2024\u20132025 Influenza Season Summary CDC: Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths  CDC Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report CDC: Interim Estimates of 2025\u201326 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness  New Cholesterol Guidelines 2026 ACC\/AHA\/AACVPR\/ABC\/ACPM\/ADA\/AGS\/APhA\/ASPC\/NLA\/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia \u201cACC\/American Heart Association Issue Updated Guideline for Managing Lipids, Cholesterol\u201d Lipoprotein (a): Levels & Testing Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) Test  \u201cMajor changes to cardiovascular guidelines suggest taking statins as young as 30\u201d  \u201cStatins: How They Work & Side Effects\u201d American Heart Association PREVENT Online Calculator  Measles Update CDC: Measles Cases and Outbreaks  U.S. Measles Tracker  South Carolina Department of Public Health: 2025 Measles Outbreak  Utah Department of Health and Human Services: Utah measles outbreak response  CDC Measles Vaccine Recommendations  What\u2019s Happening at the NIH? \u201cNIH will spend its full budget this year, agency director promises House appropriators\u201d  \u201cNIH chief calms nerves on grants, hiring\u201d  \u201cWATCH: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya testifies at NIH oversight hearing before House panel\u201d  Harlan Krumholz: \u201cGrant Applications With a Result-Based Orientation\u201d  New Mexico\u2019s Measles Success CDC: Measles Outbreak\u2014New Mexico, 2025  Football, Brain Health, and the Biology of Repetitive Hits \u201cCognitive and Neuropsychiatric Function in Former American Football Players\u201d  \u201cInflammation, Limbic White Matter Microstructure, and Clinical Symptoms in Retired American Football Players With Repetitive Head Impacts\u201d  ACIP Lawsuit \u201cAdvisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)\u201d  \u201cJudge blocks RFK Jr. advisers' vaccine changes\u201d  \u201cFederal judge stalls health secretary RFK Jr.\u2019s overhaul of vaccine policy\u201d  \u201cFederal Judge Puts Brakes on RFK Jr's Vaccine Agenda\u201d  Medicare Advantage Under the Microscope MedPAC: March 2026 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy  \u201cCongressional advisers call to rein in Medicare Advantage spending amid industry pressure\u201d In the Yale School of Management\u2019s MBA for Executives program, you\u2019ll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions. ","author_name":"Health & Veritas","author_url":"https:\/\/insights.som.yale.edu\/podcasts\/health-veritas","html":"