Rob Stein

And the agency argues that fetal tissue is no longer needed for research because alternatives now exist.

The decision, however, is being denounced by many scientists and research groups.

They say fetal tissue provides an irreplaceable resource for studying medical problems ranging from infertility to Alzheimer's, and the decision to stop funding fetal tissue research is political, not scientific.

Fetal tissue research has long been opposed by anti-abortion activists.

Rob Stein, NPR News.

Instead of recommending that all kids get a flu shot every year, the Trump administration now says parents should talk to a health care professional to see if that's necessary.

Many doctors worry that the new recommendation will result in fewer kids getting a flu shot, more kids catching the flu, ending up in a hospital, or even dying.

They say the decision is especially alarming right now, when the nation is in the midst of one of the worst flu seasons in years.

At least 288 children died from the flu last season.

Most were unvaccinated.

And at least nine children have died from the flu so far this season.

Rob Stein, NPR News.

Researchers in the U.S., China, and the U.K.

say they have used human cells from the lining of uteruses to create what they say can be called wombs on a chip and already use them to gain new insights into how human embryos implant in a womb.

Scientists hope their work will help more people have healthy babies, but the experiments raise many ethical concerns, including using human embryos for research and the possibility that someday the technology could enable babies to develop completely outside the human body.

Rob Stein, NPR News.

The FDA approved a new form of the weight loss drug Wegovi that people can take as a daily pill.

Until now, these so-called GLP-1 drugs for obesity could only be taken as weekly injections.

The Wegovi pill seems to work about as well as the Wegovi shot.

The pill will become available early next month.