The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western…
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HHS, EPA to study fluoride in drinking water as RFK Jr. says he’ll tell CDC to stop recommending it
by adminThe US Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that it is reconvening the Community Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of public health and prevention experts, “to…
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‘A huge impact on worker safety’: Protection for miners, firefighters in jeopardy after CDC cuts
by adminAnyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has likely relied on a small but mighty agency within the…
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An 8-year-old girl in Texas died Thursday morning of “measles pulmonary failure,” according to The New York Times, citing records it obtained. A Trump administration official told the paper the…
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Hawaii governor: An urgent call to action to protect America’s children from measles
by adminEditor’s note: Dr. Josh Green is the governor of Hawaii. Before being elected governor in 2022, he worked as an emergency room doctor and family physician in Hawaii for over…
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Measles vaccination rate may be even lower than estimated, leaving kids vulnerable amid outbreak
by adminAs the United States faces one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, with at least 569 reported cases in multiple states, a new analysis finds that nearly a third…