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Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The stateās outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in Americaās health, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome, or PMPS, is estimated to afflict tens of thousands of U.S. women each year. And yet it is not well understood and is inconsistently treated.
This week, the CDC began to publish long-awaited data that will reveal the extent of measlesā comeback. While applauding the science, researchers say the Trump administration has done little to contain the virus. āThat weāre even talking about this is nuts,ā one virologist said.
U.S. Public Health Service doctors and nurses are being deployed to GuantƔnamo and other detention centers as President Donald Trump escalates mass arrests in his campaign to curb immigration. Some have resigned in protest. Others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.
Measles is at a 30-year high in the U.S., but technicalities may stave off the loss of the nationās measles elimination status.
HIV physician John Weiser talks about why complying with President Donald Trumpās orders to erase transgender people is bad for science and society. And he notes that acquiescing didnāt spare the CDC from further harm.
Scientists are conducting genetic analyses to see if the measles outbreak that started in Texas is still spreading from state to state. Itās a contentious question, because the findings may determine whether America loses its measles-free status.
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
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The White Houseās autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.
A lack of faith in the soundness of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionās new direction has led states to explore enacting their own vaccine policies. A patchwork of divergent recommendations and requirements could result.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News correspondent Amy Maxmen traces the political turmoil at the CDC under President Donald Trump.
Trump officials sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists, slowing their response to the measles outbreak in West Texas. Cases surged and sparked new outbreaks across the U.S. and Mexico. Together, these linked outbreaks have sickened more than 4,500 and killed at least 16 in the U.S. and Mexico.
While Congress fails to stave off cuts to HIV care, community leaders in Mississippi and beyond race to limit the damage.
Researchers laid off in April were putting the finishing touches on in-depth HIV surveys that guide treatment and prevention. Some staff have been reinstated, but data remains in limbo.
The Trump administration is eroding national pandemic flu defenses as it guts health agencies, cuts research and health budgets, and withdraws funding for bird flu vaccines, health security experts said.
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A disruption in federal funds has jeopardized HIV testing and outreach in Mississippi, and researchers warn of a resurgence of the epidemic in the South.
Preventing and detecting bird flu infections among farmworkers is a key defense against a potential pandemic. Immigration raids and threats have undermined these efforts, researchers say.
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