Recent data from the American Cancer Society highlight a concerning rise in rectal cancer, particularly among adults under 65, who now account for nearly half of new colorectal cancer diagnoses. Rectal cancers alone comprise about one-third of all colorectal cases, and rates are increasing across age groups.   Experts emphasize that younger adults often experience delayed diagnoses, unders…

During her Senate confirmation hearing, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, said she believes vaccines save lives and are an important component of infectious disease strategy, but declined to broadly encourage routine childhood immunizations for measles, influenza, or whooping cough. Instead, she emphasized individualized discussions between parents and physician…