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Michigan reports first confirmed measles outbreak since 2019
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich.) -- Michigan is reporting the state's first measles outbreak since 2019, defined as at least three or...
6h ago
RFK Jr. lays out new studies on autism, shuts down 'better diagnoses' as a cause
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- On the heels of a new report showing that rates of autism diagnoses have again increased, Health and Human Servi...
17h ago
4 states aim to prevent food stamps recipients from using program to buy candy, soda
Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Governors in several states have recently announced plans to eliminate some unhealthy foods fro...
17h ago
Measles cases linked to Texas outbreak reach 561, with 20 new infections confirmed
Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The measles outbreak in western Texas continues to grow, with 561 confirmed ca...
Apr 15, 2025
US reports highest number of measles cases since 2019: CDC
Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. has recorded the highest number of measles cases since 2019, according to ...
Apr 11, 2025
RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak. Does the data agree?
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(AUSTIN, TX) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seemed to imply in recent days that the measles o...
Apr 09, 2025
Measles cases in Texas outbreak surpass 500 with 24 new infections confirmed over last 5 days
Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow, with 24 new cases confirmed o...
Apr 08, 2025
HHS and EPA looking into changes to nation's fluoride guidance
Will Matsuda for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Monday he plans...
Apr 08, 2025
2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(LUBBOCK, TEXAS) -- A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services...
Apr 07, 2025
16 state attorneys general sue Trump administration over NIH grant terminations
Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sixteen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration ...
Apr 04, 2025