Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans
Some wealthy Europeans have death rates 35 percent lower than the richest Americans.
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RFK Jr.’s bloodbath at HHS: Blowback grows as losses become clearer
"Americans will be sicker and face increased health care costs."
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Everything you need to know about bird flu
H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s.
Knowable Magazine
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The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
The move is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under RFK Jr.
ProPublica
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Report: US scientists lost $3 billion in NIH grants since Trump took office
Scientists warn pipeline of lifesaving discoveries and younger scientists is drying up.
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“This will be a painful period”: RFK Jr. slashes 24% of US health dept.
"I want to promise you now that we are going to do more with less," RFK Jr. said.
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Measles quickly spreading in Kansas counties with alarmingly low vaccination
Meanwhile, Texas kids reportedly getting liver damage from supplement touted by RFK Jr.
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Discredited anti-vaccine advocate will lead CDC study on vaccines and autism
David Geier has been disciplined for practicing medicine without a license.
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RFK Jr. claws back $11.4B in CDC funding amid wave of top-level departures
The funding went to state health departments for COVID-19 responses.
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UK on alert after H5N1 bird flu spills over to sheep in world-first
The UK sheep had inflamed mammary gland much like infected cows in US.
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Measles arrives in Kansas, spreads quickly in undervaccinated counties
Since a single case last week, at least 9 more have been reported, with more pending.
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Mom of child dead from measles: “Don’t do the shots,” my other 4 kids were fine
The interview downplayed the disease, maligned vaccines, touted unproven treatments
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Bird flu continues to spread as Trump’s pandemic experts are MIA
Vacancies in a key office of pandemic preparedness raise concern.
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Florida man eats feral pig meat, contracts rare biothreat bacteria
It took nearly two years for doctors to figure out the cause of his chest pain.
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Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question
"Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started," one researcher said.
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US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak grows
Since 2000, when measles was eliminated from US, only three years had higher cases.
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US measles outlook is so bad health experts call for updating vaccine guidance
Babies 6-11 months should get extra MMR dose for some domestic travel, experts say.
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UMass disbands its entering biomed graduate class over Trump funding chaos
Schools across the country are cutting back as US research takes "severe blow."
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Large study shows drinking alcohol is good for your cholesterol levels
There are many risks from drinking, but high cholesterol doesn't seem to be one.
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Texas measles outbreak spills into third state as cases reach 258
Oklahoma says the cases "don’t pose a public health risk."
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This is what it looks like when parasitic worms directly invade your brain
Doctors unknowingly took time-series images of the worms invading patient's brain.
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NCI employees can’t publish information on these topics without special approval
Communications involving “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny.
Annie Waldman and Lisa Song, ProPublica
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Measles outbreak hits 208 cases as federal response goes off the rails
CDC to reportedly study nonexistent link between measles vaccine and autism.
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Norovirus vaccine hints at defusing explosive stomach bug in early trial
Phase I study showed vaccine was safe and spurred immune responses in older people.
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Cod liver oil embraced amid Texas measles outbreak; doctors fight misinfo
Overdoses of vitamin A have serious risks—and it doesn’t prevent measles.
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RFK Jr. ends transparency policy, cancels public meeting after openness vow
Kennedy vowed last month to usher in an era of "radical transparency."
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Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing
Twenty people have been hospitalized. Most cases are in children.
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Doctors report upticks in severe brain dysfunction among kids with flu
CDC data is limited but hints it could be one of the more severe seasons.
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Unvaccinated school-age child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak
It is the first measles death in the US since 2015.
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COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death
Researchers recommend kids stay up to date on the COVID vaccines.
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Big Tech data center buildouts have led to $5.4 billion in public health costs
Cancers and asthma among illnesses linked to air pollution from powering data centers.
Financial Times
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Texas measles outbreak reaches 90 cases; 9 cases in New Mexico
The Texas cases are largely in children. Sixteen cases have been hospitalized.
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RFK Jr. promptly cancels vaccine advisory meeting, pulls flu shot campaign
Kennedy is reportedly planning to remove agency vaccine advisers, too.
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Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale
There are two charming categories of hookworms to keep in mind.
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Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals
On top of its pandemic potential, H5N1 is harming agriculture, raising egg prices.
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“The country is less safe”: CDC disease detective program gutted
CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service is as critical to public health as it is revered.
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