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• Experts Provide Measles Tips for Dermatologists As the outbreak widens, dermatologists may see cases for the first time. “It’s really important to have this on our radar,” said Esther Freeman, MD, PhD, chair of the AAD’s Emerging Diseases Task Force.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2025
• US Measles Battle Hindered by Confusion Over Health Secretary Response U.S. pediatricians and infectious disease experts say the fight against rising measles cases nationwide is being hampered by a lack of forceful advocacy for vaccination from...
  Reuters Health Information, April 09, 2025
• Measles Cases in Texas Rise to 505, State Health Department Says The Texas health department reported 505 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 24 cases from its previous count on April 4, as the United States battles...
  Reuters Health Information, April 08, 2025
• School-age Child Dies in Texas Measles Outbreak; Health Chief Kennedy Visits Family A second child with measles has died in Texas, state officials said on Sunday, in an outbreak of the childhood disease that has resulted in nearly 500 cases in Texas and has...
  Reuters Health Information, April 06, 2025
• Pandemic Lockdowns Goosed Group A Strep Strains Molecular changes to Group A Streptococcus pyogenes underlie a post-pandemic surge of coinfections in children with a respiratory diagnosis.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2025
• Doctor With Wish List for More Vaccine Scrutiny Named Assistant to New FDA Chief, Sources Say Tracy Beth Hoeg, a sports medicine physician and epidemiologist who opposed key U.S. health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and questioned the use of some childhood...
  Reuters Health Information, April 02, 2025
• New Level of Evidence Ties Shingles Vax to Lower Dementia Risk A novel study shows that the live-attenuated varicella zoster vaccine may protect against dementia in older adults.
  Medscape Medical News, April 02, 2025
• Measles Outbreak Worsens as Texas, New Mexico Cases Rise 20% in 3 Days Texas and New Mexico health departments said on Friday that the number of measles cases in their states rose 20% since their last reports three days ago, as experts warn...
  Reuters Health Information, March 28, 2025
• Senate Confirms Makary, Bhattacharya as US FDA, NIH Leaders Trump’s picks for top health jobs have criticized the organizations they will run, as well as the federal response to the COVID pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, March 26, 2025
• US to End Funding for Childhood Vaccines in Poorest Countries, Document Shows President Donald Trump's administration plans to end U.S. funding for Gavi, an organization that helps buy vaccines for children in poor countries, and will scale back...
  Reuters Health Information, March 26, 2025
• White House Considering Burgess to Lead CDC, Sources Say The White House is considering former Republican Representative Michael Burgess to run the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after withdrawing the nomination...
  Reuters Health Information, March 20, 2025
• Funding Cuts for Global Health Programs Threaten Childhood Vaccination Efforts, WHO Says Countries, including the United States, cutting down funding for life-saving global health projects could jeopardize vaccination programs that protect children and adults...
  Reuters Health Information, March 18, 2025
• The Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Worrying Doctors Now Health officials are worried that measles cases in at least 12 states may be a harbinger of outbreaks of other preventable diseases.
  WebMD Health News, March 14, 2025
• WHO ‘Wake-up Call’: Measles in Europe Highest in 25 Years Global organizations have warned that measles cases are now as high as they have been for the past quarter century.
  Medscape Medical News, March 14, 2025
• Measles Surging in Ontario Public health officials say Ontario is experiencing its worst outbreak of measles in decades.
  Medscape Medical News, March 13, 2025
• Trump's CDC Pick Says He Would Recommend Measles Vaccine for Children, Bloomberg News Reports President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, David Weldon, will tell lawmakers on Thursday he plans to recommend the measles...
  Reuters Health Information, March 12, 2025
• Would You Be Able to Identify Measles in a Patient? In early stages, measles can easily go undetected, potentially putting your patients and your community at risk.
  Medscape Medical News, March 12, 2025
• Data Support Protective Effects of Omicron COVID Vaccine Vaccinated persons had fewer emergency medical visits than those who were not vaccinated.
  Medscape Medical News, March 12, 2025
• Measles Cases in Texas, New Mexico Rise by 28 in Five Days as Outbreak Spreads Texas and New Mexico on Tuesday reported an increase of 28 cases of measles in the last five days, bringing the total known infections to 256 in the two states since an...
  Reuters Health Information, March 11, 2025
• Unvaccinated Children in Pediatric Care: To Accept or Not? While some pediatricians refuse unvaccinated children, others argue that keeping them in the practice may help convince hesitant parents.
  Medscape Medical News, March 10, 2025