White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director
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White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The White House has decided to withdraw the nomination of its pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Dave Weldon, a Republican former congressman, just hours before he was to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing, according to a…

What to Know About Measles Cases in New York and New Jersey
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What to Know About Measles Cases in New York and New Jersey

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Experts are emphasizing the importance of vaccination against measles after three people in New York and three in New Jersey were diagnosed with the viral illness since the start of the year. It’s not unusual for sporadic cases of measles to be reported….

Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
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Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments. He issued a…

Opinion | Covid’s Deadliest Effect Took Five Years to Appear
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Opinion | Covid’s Deadliest Effect Took Five Years to Appear

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The first Trump administration deserves fair praise for accelerating the development of these vaccines through Operation Warp Speed, a public-private partnership. But it was the private sector that prevailed and will be remembered. In the United States, vaccines were delivered through an often…

Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say
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Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an infectious disease emergency, its top health official has shied away from one of the government’s most important tools, experts said on Sunday: loudly and directly encouraging parents to get their…

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” The projects terminated include H.I.V. treatment programs that had served millions…

Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People
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Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Outbreaks of measles in parts of Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people, according to state health officials who warned that the number of cases was expected to rise. An outbreak has been spreading through the South Plains region of Texas…

Scientists Describe Rare Syndrome Following Covid Vaccinations
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Scientists Describe Rare Syndrome Following Covid Vaccinations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Covid-19 vaccines were powerfully protective, preventing millions of deaths. But in a small number of people, the shots may have led to a constellation of side effects that includes fatigue, exercise intolerance, brain fog, tinnitus and dizziness, together referred to as “post-vaccination…

Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies.
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Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate has just confirmed as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, a science denialist who once said there is no vaccine that is safe and effective, who has suggested that Covid might have been genetically engineered to spare Jewish and Chinese people and…

Kennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son
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Kennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers in responses to questions released on Friday that he would divest his interest in litigation against a major HPV vaccine maker and would sign over the financial stake to an adult son. He also disclosed he had…