Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice
As measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — spreads through West Texas’ rural expanse, ...
As measles outbreak grows, HHS secretary says vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in ...
The Brown Daily Herald5h
Brown professors answer where are we now after five years of COVID-19
Moderated by Director of the Pandemic Center Jennifer Nuzzo, the School of Public Health and Warren Alpert Medical School ...
C.D.C. Sends ‘Disease Detectives’ to Texas for Measles Outbreak
The Trump administration is stepping in to help Texas respond to the deadly and highly contagious respiratory virus.
STAT7d
On measles outbreak, the Trump administration’s messaging strikes some as off-key
In 2019, amid a measles outbreak in New York, federal health officials uniformly ... to reiterate the importance of vaccines in their public communications. Until Thursday night, the CDC, which ...
Vox9d
What RFK Jr. has said about the ongoing measles outbreak
The outbreak will be the first big test case for how he will lead the US health department during an active public health emergency ... they may offer funding for communication and interventions ...
Bird flu: The viral threat pushing up egg prices
"The breakfast staple has become pricier and harder to find" as the bird flu outbreak has worsened; in December alone, some ...
‘Deadly consequences’: Health agencies reel from thousands of job cuts while critical research grants remain on hold
The first month of the Trump administration has brought chaos to US health agencies through mass firings, funding ...
The Texas Tribune2d
Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started
Texas’ health commissioner fielded questions from state lawmakers about the outbreak and vaccine risks. A truck parked outside of the Austin Public ... provide better communication about the ...
Austin American-Statesman5d
Breaking: Austin's first case of measles confirmed, Austin Public Health says
Austin hospitals and Austin Public Health are preparing for the possibility of an outbreak ... a reduction by the Trump administration in the communications coming out of the CDC.
Dallas Morning News5d
Texas measles outbreak reaches nearly 150 cases, state health department says
D-FW Public Health Alerts Get the latest public health updates. The outbreak started in Gaines ... Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, where she studied ...