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New COVID Variant Driving Asia Surge Showing at US Airports
Multiple cases involving a new COVID-19 variant driving disease numbers higher in Asia have been reported in international travelers arriving in California, Virginia, Washington state, and the New Yor...
May 23, 2025
CDC: 935 Confirmed Measles Cases in 29 States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 935 measles cases across 29 states on Friday — more than triple the total reported in all of 2024, The Hill reported. Last year, 285 conf...
May 02, 2025
FDA Launches Operation Stork Speed for Infants
On Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Food and Drug Administration, led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has launched Operation Stork Speed to "ensure the o...
Mar 18, 2025
Medicare Innovation Center to Cancel Select Payment Trials
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced the cancellation of several trials in an effort to change the way health providers are paid while shifting to the new strategic goals of th...
Mar 12, 2025
DOGE: NIH Axes Grant to Prevent Pregnancy in Trans Boys
The Department of Government Efficiency announced that the National Institutes of Health has canceled more than $2.1 billion in grants, including one for $620,000 involving a "teen pregnancy preventio...
Mar 12, 2025
Admin: Shorten ACA Enrollment Period
The Trump administration is proposing shortening the open enrollment period for Obamacare by a month, saying it would "reduce consumer confusion," The Hill reported. According to the proposal announce...
Mar 10, 2025
CDC: Measles Reported in 12 States Since Beginning of '25
Cases of measles have been reported in 12 states since the beginning of 2025 and jumped by 35% over the past week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials say Wes...
Mar 08, 2025
Second Person in US Dies From Measles
A second person in the U.S. has died from measles, according to news reports. The person who died was unvaccinated and did not seek medical care, a state health department spokesperson said in a state...
Mar 06, 2025
NYC Airport, Pa. on Red Alert Due to Child With Measles
A child who entered the country from China last week at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York later tested positive for measles in Pennsylvania, sparking concerns about those who might hav...
Mar 03, 2025
CDC: 98 Children Dead From Flu This Season
The number of influenza-associated pediatric deaths in the United States this season continues to climb. Nearly 100 children died from the flu as of Feb. 22, according to the latest report from the Ce...
Mar 01, 2025
