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Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

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U.S. CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to state and local health departments

Fri, 2025-03-28 09:24 — mike kraft

CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S. “Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week. NBC News

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HHS oversees 13 agencies, including the CDC, which is tasked with protecting the nation’s health. Notices began going out Monday, and awardees have 30 days to reconcile their expenditures. Figures are subject to change.

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Cuts in U.S. and European aid predicted to result in 2.9 million HIV deaths by 2030--study

Thu, 2025-03-27 13:03 — mike kraft

Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV

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Rising measles cases in Kansas may be linked to Texas and other outbreaks

Thu, 2025-03-27 10:49 — mike kraft

Measles cases rise to 23 in Kansas, may be linked to large multistate outbreak | CNN Twenty-three measles cases have been reported in Kansas, and the state health department said they could be linked to an ongoing outbreak that has infected at least 379 people across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Neha Mukherjee, Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Measles misinformation issue: some patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity

Thu, 2025-03-27 10:26 — mike kraft

Some measles patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity, doctors say, raising concerns about misinformation | CNN Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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RFK Jr eliminates another 10,000 jobs in U.S. Health and Human Services agency

Thu, 2025-03-27 09:59 — mike kraft

U.S. health department plans to slash 10,000 jobs as RFK Jr. upends agencies

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Trump administration cuts funds for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment

Wed, 2025-03-26 17:14 — mike kraft

The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues.

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