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More Americans are losing faith in health guidance--poll

Tue, 2025-04-29 20:37 — mike kraft

Greater share of US losing faith in health guidance, poll says - Roll Call Both parties say they’d like the CDC to prioritize preventing chronic disease and protecting against new viruses with pandemic potential. Lia DeGroot Roll Call

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US officials cancel science workshop on preventing human bird flu infections

Tue, 2025-04-29 20:30 — mike kraft

US CDC cancels science group workshop on preventing human bird flu infections

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The National Academy of Sciences has canceled a workshop on preventing human bird flu infections after being told to stop work on the event by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an email sent to one of the workshop presenters and seen by Reuters. ...

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Bird flu: experts warn of possible pandemic as virus spreads to all 50 states

Tue, 2025-04-29 10:44 — mike kraft

Experts Urge US To Prepare For Potential Pandemic As A New Virus Spreads In All 50 States

Health experts are raising alarms as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads rapidly across US dairy farms. Since March 2024, the outbreak has affected over 1,000 dairy herds nationwide, leading to more than 70 human infections and at least one confirmed death.

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Measles: Mexico issues travel alert

Tue, 2025-04-29 10:26 — mike kraft

As Measles Cases Surge, Mexico Issues a US Travel Alert The border state of Chihuahua has recorded 713 confirmed cases, with its outbreak linked to the ongoing cluster of cases north of the border in Texas. Javier Carbajal WIRED

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New form of mpox detected in North Carolina wastewater

Tue, 2025-04-29 10:19 — mike kraft

New form of mpox detected in NC wastewater: What we know The NCDHHS has warned N.C. residents about detections of mpox particles associated with more serious symptoms. Iris Seaton The Asheville Citizen Times

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Trump's draft budget reportedly proposes billions of cuts in health, child care and other domestic programs

Tue, 2025-04-29 09:47 — mike kraft

Trump's 2026 budget proposal plans billions in cuts, New York Times reported

President Donald Trump's administration aims to cut billions of dollars from programs that support child care, health research, education and housing in its fiscal 2026 budget proposal, the New York Times reported on Friday.

The plan would also hit community development and housing assistance and is being finalized by the White House's Office of Management and Budget, according to the report, which cited preliminary documents.

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Measles cases soar in Europe and the Americas--WHO

Tue, 2025-04-29 09:37 — mike kraft

Measles cases in Europe, the Americas skyrocket Measles cases across Europe were up 10-fold in 2024 compared to 2023, while cases in the Americas so far this year are 11-fold higher, according to updates today from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). CIDRAP

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About 87% of the European cases were reported in Romania, which had the highest notification rate, at 1,610.7 cases per 1,000,000 population, followed by Austria (59.5), Belgium (44.9) and Ireland (39.6).

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Women's health research gets reprieve from Trump administration's proposed budget cuts

Mon, 2025-04-28 10:39 — mike kraft

Women's Health Initiative gets reprieve from HHS cuts The WHI is the largest and longest study of women's health funded by the National Institutes of Health. Tina Reed Axios

The Trump administration said it's reversing course on a plan to end funding for a decades-long study of women's health after outcry from the research community.

The Women's Health Initiative was threatened by funding cuts to clinical studies aimed at reducing cancer rates or studying hormone therapy in menopause. Despite the reprieve, researchers remain fearful about its future.

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