Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week made his strongest endorsement yet of the measles vaccine amid an ongoing outbreak that has killed three and infected…
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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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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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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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As measles outbreak nears 600 cases, fears grow about spread in day cares and urban areas
by adminA measles outbreak spanning multiple states is nearing 600 cases, and experts say it might just be the beginning. As of Tuesday, Texas has reported 505 cases associated with the…
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Dramatic HHS cuts leave US ‘weaker as a nation,’ says top FDA vaccine official forced out under Kennedy
by adminMarks, the former director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, had been instrumental in carrying out “Operation Warp Speed,” the federal government’s Covid-19…
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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…
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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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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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Kennedy says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs severed in massive HHS layoffs
by adminSome personnel and programs affected by sweeping reductions at federal health agencies on Tuesday will be reinstated, including a program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that…