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US reports highest number of measles cases since 2019: CDC

Friday, April 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. has recorded the highest number of measles cases since 2019, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data published Friday.There are now 712 confirmed measles cases across 24 states, an increase of 105 cases from the prior... Read More.

RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak. Does the data agree?

Wednesday, April 9 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, TX) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seemed to imply in recent days that the measles outbreak in western Texas was slowing down.In a post on X on Sunday, Kennedy remarked on the second death linked to the outbreak,... Read More.

Measles cases in Texas outbreak surpass 500 with 24 new infections confirmed over last 5 days

Tuesday, April 8 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow, with 24 new cases confirmed over the last five days, according to data published Tuesday.Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown,... Read More.

HHS and EPA looking into changes to nations fluoride guidance

Tuesday, April 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Monday he plans to assemble a task force and ultimately change the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance to stop recommending adding fluoride.His comments came during a press conference in... Read More.

2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials

Monday, April 7 by ABC News

(LUBBOCK, TEXAS) -- A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services."The school-aged child who tested positive for measles was hospitalized in Lubbock and passed away on Thursday from what the child’s doctors described as... Read More.

16 state attorneys general sue Trump administration over NIH grant terminations

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sixteen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday over its cancellation of research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, argues the cancellation of... Read More.

Measles outbreak in Texas hits 481 cases, with 59 new infections confirmed in last 3 days

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 cases, with 59 newly identified infections confirmed over the last three days, according to new data published Friday.Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status... Read More.

RFK Jr. said HHS layoffs are needed as Americans are getting sicker. Heres what the data shows.

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORIK) -- About 10,000 people across the United States Department of Health and Human Services were laid off this week as part of a massive restructuring plan.In a post on X on Tuesday afternoon, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the layoffs... Read More.

Scientists sue NIH, HHS, RFK Jr. over termination of research grants

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Researchers who had millions of dollars' worth of grants terminated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are suing the federal government in the hopes of stopping any further research cancellations.The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday evening against the NIH and its... Read More.

More cities, counties start to remove fluoride from public drinking water

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More cities and counties across the U.S. are moving to ban fluoride in public drinking water after Utah became the first state in the country to do so.The Miami-Dade County commissioners voted 8-2 on Tuesday to stop adding fluoride to the public... Read More.

Supreme Court takes up bid to defund Planned Parenthood

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The battle over taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in a dispute over South Carolina's exclusion of the group from the state Medicaid program because it provides abortions.On the line is the ability... Read More.

New Law Bans Cell Phones in Schools: What Pine Bluff Parents and Students Need to Know

Tuesday, April 1 by Deltaplex Staff

A new law that takes effect in the next school year will completely alter students use of cell phones. The law will ban cell phones during school hours and Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree said the district is holding a meeting to let... Read More.

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