Health officials confirm Michigan's first measles outbreak since 2019
Local and state health officials confirmed Thursday that Michigan is experiencing its first measles outbreak since 2019.
Apr 21, 2025
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White House touts COVID-19 'lab leak' theory on revamped site
The White House on Friday unveiled a revamped COVID-19 website that promoted the contentious theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory, framing it as the pandemic's "true origins."
Apr 19, 2025
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Modeling shows clean water and sanitation reduce cholera transmission where disease is entrenched
Public health strategies, from vaccination to improving sanitary conditions, may have different impacts depending on whether a disease is endemic—persisting in a particular location for an extended period of time—or a ...
Apr 18, 2025
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Americans don't think bird flu is a threat, study suggests
In an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, a team led by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) say public ignorance and apathy toward bird flu (highly pathogenic ...
Apr 18, 2025
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Mosquito-borne chikungunya kills six in La Reunion
A disabling mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya has killed six people in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion but the outbreak appears to be easing, authorities said on Wednesday.
Apr 16, 2025
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Experts stress importance of vaccination amidst measles outbreaks
Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once more spreading in the United States. In the article published in Pediatrics, they ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn't happen just by chance.
Apr 13, 2025
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Pandemic agreement: key points under discussion
For more than three years, countries have been negotiating an international agreement on tackling future pandemics aimed to help avoid repeating the mistakes made during the COVID-19 crisis.
Apr 12, 2025
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Common respiratory condition nearly triples the risk of death in adults, study finds
A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has revealed that adults with respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute respiratory infection (RSV-ARI) face a 2.7-fold higher risk of death within one year compared to the general ...
Apr 11, 2025
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Nigeria struggles to rein in a widespread meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 150
Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern region with children affected ...
Apr 9, 2025
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