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Measles: Texas child dies, first reported US measles death in a decade

Thu, 2025-02-27 14:59 — mike kraft

Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130

Feb 26 (Reuters) - A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a handful of cases to more than 130 across two states.

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Overview: US bird flu outbreak concerns continue amid health agencies cuts and information delays

Mon, 2025-02-24 16:24 — mike kraft

Bird flu spreads in US as it grapples with worst influenza season since 2009 An ongoing avian influenza outbreak in the US shows no signs of abating, as thousands of staff at the nation's leading health and science agencies have been let go. ABC News

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CDC Advisory group postponement and shelving of vaccine raises concern among public health experts

Mon, 2025-02-24 16:09 — mike kraft

ACIP postponement, shelving of CDC vaccine campaigns stir fears In a week that began with mass firings of professionals at federal health agencies, other moves made this week by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are raising concerns among public health experts. CIDRAP

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US FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink

Mon, 2025-02-24 15:45 — mike kraft

US FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its recently fired scientists if they will come back to their jobs, including some employees reviewing Elon Musk's brain implant company, Neuralink, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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U.S. foreign aid: freeze disrupts medical supplies; Court again orders halt to suspensions

Fri, 2025-02-21 16:30 — mike kraft

US aid freeze sows disruption in HIV, malaria product supply chains The U.S. government's foreign aid freeze has upended the supply chain for medical products crucial for fighting diseases including HIV and malaria in some of the world's poorest countries, and life-threatening gaps could persist for months, according to two sources familiar with the sector. Jennifer Rigby,Lisa Baertlein Reuters

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U.S. may face critical hospital bed shortage --study

Fri, 2025-02-21 15:59 — mike kraft

US warned of 2032 hospital crisis A growing shortage of beds may end up seeing "tens to hundreds of thousands of excess American deaths each year," researchers said. Newsweek

U.S. hospitals are on track for a crisis come 2032 that may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional deaths each year.

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Mpox outbreak in Congo has potential to spread because of mutations--researchers

Fri, 2025-02-21 14:55 — mike kraft

Scientists warn of increased mpox transmission International researchers, including from DTU National Food Institute, warn that the ongoing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to spread across borders more ... Technical University of Denmark Medical Xpress

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Commentary: The COVID Contrarians are in Power; Need to hash out if they are right.

Fri, 2025-02-21 01:00 — mike kraft

The Covid ‘Contrarians’ Are in Power. We Still Haven’t Hashed Out Whether They Were Right. - KFF Health News Jay Bhattacharya, nominated to lead the National Institutes of Health, opposed most covid mandates. Without an honest public debate about what worked and what didn’t, public health experts say, we’re even less prepared for the next pandemic. khnkit KFF Health News

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RFK Jr. plans to shake up CDC advisory committee on vaccines --sources.

Fri, 2025-02-21 00:47 — mike kraft

RFK Jr. prepares shake-up of vaccine advisers The health secretary is planning to remove members of a panel that recommends vaccines if he sees conflicts of interest. Politico

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JFK Jr orders CDC to shelve promotional campaigns urging people to get flu vaccines

Fri, 2025-02-21 00:29 — mike kraft

HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’ The CDC was ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines after Health Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants message focused on "informed consent." Helen Branswell STAT

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