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Texas Measles Outbreak Surges to 481 Cases, Driving National Total Past 600
The United States is facing its most severe measles outbreak in six years, with Texas accounting for nearly 500 of the 607 confirmed cases nationwide. Health officials are particularly alarmed by a cluster of infections in a Lubbock day care facility, where six children under the age of three have tested positive, all of whom were unvaccinated. 
The United States is facing its most severe measles outbreak in six years, with Texas accounting for nearly 500 of the 607 confirmed cases nationwide. Health officials are particularly alarmed by a cluster of infections in a Lubbock day care facility, where six children under the age of three have tested positive, all of whom were unvaccinated. -
Russia Denies Mystery Virus as Patients Report Coughing Blood, Testing Negative for COVID and Flu
Russian health authorities have denied the existence of a new or unidentified virus circulating in the country, following reports of patients coughing up blood and suffering persistent respiratory symptoms despite testing negative for COVID-19 and influenza. The speculation, which first emerged on the Telegram channel SHOT and spread through Russian media, has triggered growing concern across several regions. 
Russian health authorities have denied the existence of a new or unidentified virus circulating in the country, following reports of patients coughing up blood and suffering persistent respiratory symptoms despite testing negative for COVID-19 and influenza. The speculation, which first emerged on the Telegram channel SHOT and spread through Russian media, has triggered growing concern across several regions. -
Hospitalized Children Suffer Liver Damage From High-Dose Vitamin A as RFK Jr. Promotes Alternative Measles Treatment
A growing number of children hospitalized during Texas's measles outbreak are showing signs of vitamin A toxicity, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to promote cod liver oil and high-dose vitamin A as alternative treatments for the disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 483 confirmed measles cases have been documented across 20 states this year, including at least 400 in Texas. 
A growing number of children hospitalized during Texas's measles outbreak are showing signs of vitamin A toxicity, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to promote cod liver oil and high-dose vitamin A as alternative treatments for the disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 483 confirmed measles cases have been documented across 20 states this year, including at least 400 in Texas. -
483 Measles Cases Confirmed Across 19 States as Texas Outbreak Hits 400; CDC Reports 70 Hospitalizations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 483 measles cases across at least 19 states this year, with Texas emerging as the epicenter as 400 cases have been reported in the state alone. 
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 483 measles cases across at least 19 states this year, with Texas emerging as the epicenter as 400 cases have been reported in the state alone. -
Deadly Fungus Candida Auris Spreading in U.S. Healthcare System, CDC Warns of 'Urgent Threat'
Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that has spread rapidly through U.S. healthcare facilities since it was first reported in 2016, continues to accelerate at a troubling pace, according to new federal and academic research. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health experts now consider the pathogen an urgent antimicrobial threat due to its persistence, transmissibility, and resistance to treatment. 
Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that has spread rapidly through U.S. healthcare facilities since it was first reported in 2016, continues to accelerate at a troubling pace, according to new federal and academic research. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health experts now consider the pathogen an urgent antimicrobial threat due to its persistence, transmissibility, and resistance to treatment. -
Vitamin A Toxicity Emerges in Texas Measles Outbreak as RFK Jr. Promotes Unproven Remedies
A growing measles outbreak across Texas and surrounding states has taken an unexpected turn as several hospitalized children have developed signs of vitamin A toxicity, according to pediatricians in West Texas. The cases have emerged amid a surge in unverified alternative treatments circulated online and promoted by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raising alarm among medical professionals about misinformation and its consequences. A growing measles outbreak across Texas and surrounding states has taken an unexpected turn as several hospitalized children have developed signs of vitamin A toxicity, according to pediatricians in West Texas. The cases have emerged amid a surge in unverified alternative treatments circulated online and promoted by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raising alarm among medical professionals about misinformation and its consequences. -
Measles Case Confirmed in Washington, D.C., With Exposure Reported on Amtrak Train and at Union Station
Health officials have confirmed a case of measles in an individual who traveled through Washington, D.C., on Amtrak's Northeast Regional train, prompting exposure warnings at Union Station and other public locations just as the capital prepares for peak cherry blossom tourism. Health officials have confirmed a case of measles in an individual who traveled through Washington, D.C., on Amtrak's Northeast Regional train, prompting exposure warnings at Union Station and other public locations just as the capital prepares for peak cherry blossom tourism. -
Consumer Reports Finds Lead, Arsenic in Infant Formula
Several popular infant formulas contain potentially harmful levels of lead, arsenic, and other contaminants, according to a new investigation released Tuesday by Consumer Reports. While most formulas tested showed no cause for concern, the report identified elevated levels of toxic substances in a handful of products, sparking renewed calls for regulatory scrutiny. 
Several popular infant formulas contain potentially harmful levels of lead, arsenic, and other contaminants, according to a new investigation released Tuesday by Consumer Reports. While most formulas tested showed no cause for concern, the report identified elevated levels of toxic substances in a handful of products, sparking renewed calls for regulatory scrutiny. -
US Detects First H7N9 Bird Flu Outbreak Since 2017, Over 47,000 Chickens Culled in Mississippi
A Mississippi poultry farm has reported the United States' first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H7N9 bird flu strain since 2017, prompting federal health authorities to cull more than 47,000 birds and initiate an investigation amid rising concerns over the spread of avian influenza. 
A Mississippi poultry farm has reported the United States' first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H7N9 bird flu strain since 2017, prompting federal health authorities to cull more than 47,000 birds and initiate an investigation amid rising concerns over the spread of avian influenza. -
300 Measles Cases Confirmed in Texas and New Mexico as Vaccination Rates Fall
The measles outbreak sweeping across West Texas and eastern New Mexico has now surpassed 300 confirmed cases, making it the largest in the United States this year and surpassing last year's nationwide total. Health officials are increasingly concerned that the outbreak, centered in rural areas with low vaccination rates, could spread to more populated regions as travel increases in the coming months. 
The measles outbreak sweeping across West Texas and eastern New Mexico has now surpassed 300 confirmed cases, making it the largest in the United States this year and surpassing last year's nationwide total. Health officials are increasingly concerned that the outbreak, centered in rural areas with low vaccination rates, could spread to more populated regions as travel increases in the coming months.
