Scott Massione

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine saw vaccine effectiveness at nearly 70% for infants under 90 days whose mothers got the RSV vaccine while pregnant.

Vaccine effectiveness was almost 75% for babies 30 days or younger.

The results come from a retrospective study looking at data from the last two RSV seasons.

RSV is a highly contagious respiratory virus that can be dangerous for babies and people over 65.

It's the leading cause of hospitalization for infants in the United States.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends pregnant individuals get the vaccine between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy.

For NPR News, I'm Scott Massione.

The Baltimore Circuit Court jury found that the company knew that its baby powder products cause mesothelioma, an incurable form of cancer.

Jessica Dean, an attorney on the case, says Johnson & Johnson consistently lied about the safety of the product.

The company says it will appeal the $1.5 billion verdict.

About 67,000 people are suing Johnson & Johnson over cancer diagnoses.

The company moved from talc to cornstarch-based baby powder in the U.S.

in 2020.

For NPR News, I'm Scott Mascione in Baltimore.

For the first time ever, total enrollment in U.S.

medical schools will reach 100,000 students.

The benchmark could help deal with an estimated shortage of 86,000 physicians over the next 10 years.

According to Norma Pohl-Hunter,

of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

The increase in medical students marks a turnaround from three years of declining enrollment.