Measles cases in 34 states. North Dakota now the focus
North Dakota now has the highest number of Measles cases. It had a 90% vaccination rate among kindergarteners for the 2024-25 school year, a decline from about 95% in 2019-20.
Tag: HEALTH
Tulane scientist resigns, citing ‘gag order’ on environmental justice research
Emails show a racial disparities study angered elected Louisiana officials and potential donors to a $600 million university-led redevelopment project
Plastic pollution: a health crisis in Africa
African leaders must treat plastic pollution as an urgent public health crisis, write global health specialists Sophie Masika and Lorraine Mugambi-Nyaboga.
‘We dissent’: NIH workers protest Trump policies that ‘harm the health of Americans’
NIH workers openly protested policies of the Trump administration that they feel will harm the health of Americans.
Podcast: Eugene Litvak and his mathematical solution for US hospitals
For decades, Eugene Litvak has been on a mission to save U.S. hospitals money and improve the lives of doctors, nurses, and patients.
Israeli academics call for Boycott of Israel’s medical institutions
“The Shame of Israeli Medicine,” looks at the “complicity of the Israeli medical establishment with Israel’s egregious violations of international law.”
Aggressive online baby formula campaigns must end
A global resolution on digital marketing of breast milk substitutes must be rigorously enforced, writes Afshan Khan, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Wastewater helps monitor cancer-causing HPV
Uruguayan scientists analysed wastewater to monitor HPV and the findings were consistent with patient samples from smear tests.
What is ketamine? How does it help treatment-resistant depression?
Ketamine relieves depression in those who don’t respond to traditional antidepressant medications.
Q and A: HIV shot ‘must reach all who ask for it’
A Q&A session with Yvette Raphael, who wants everyone to have access to the injectable treatment, HIV shot, called lenacapavir.
Trump is Cutting Federal Funding for Research, Public Health, and Medicaid
Health care has proved a vulnerable target for the firehose of cuts and policy changes President Trump ordered in the name of reducing waste and improving efficiency.
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BREAKING: Joe Biden is Diagnosed With Cancer—Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer
Former President Joe Biden is diagnosed with cancer. A doctor explained the diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer on CBS News.
Even Where Abortion Is Still Legal, Many Brick-and-Mortar Clinics Are Closing
On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan, a port town on the shore of Lake Superior, dozens of people crowded into the parking lot and alley, holding pink homemade signs that read “Thank You!” and “Forever Grateful.” “Oh my god,” physician assistant…
HIV Testing and Outreach Falter as Trump Funding Cuts Sweep the South
The directors of other community HIV testing and outreach groups in MS, AL, LA, and TN told KFF Health they too had reduced their spending.
Climate change fuels drug resistance in poor countries
Drug resistance, in particular resistance to antimicrobial drugs is rising with climate change, impacting the poorest most.
Watch: How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America’s Food Supply
The FDA’s restraints on chemicals in food ingredients are limited and relatively feeble, especially compared with those in Europe.
