By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A growing measles outbreak has led to 222 reported cases across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma in 2025, with health officials urging more people to get vaccinated.During an interview with Fox News, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary …
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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A group of former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees is fighting to get their jobs back after being abruptly laid off last month.In a letter sent Monday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert …
Read More »RFK Jr. Pushes for Stricter Oversight of Chemicals in Food
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is taking steps to tighten oversight of chemicals in the U.S. food supply, a key component of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.On March 10, Kennedy directed the U.S. Food …
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Nearly half the population polled think funding should either increase or be kept about the same
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Read More »American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Feb. 28-March 3
By Beth Gilbert HealthDay ReporterThe annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology was held from Feb. 28 to March 3 in San Diego, drawing clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in allergic and immunologic disease. The conference highlighted recent advances in the fields of allergy, asthma, …
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