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Texas Measles Outbreak Spurs Alarm as Officials Warn of Low Vaccination, Misinformation
Texas is confronting its most severe measles outbreak in over 30 years, with confirmed cases climbing to 505 as of April 8, spreading across 22 counties and into neighboring states. 
Texas is confronting its most severe measles outbreak in over 30 years, with confirmed cases climbing to 505 as of April 8, spreading across 22 counties and into neighboring states. -
Colossal Biosciences Revives Dire Wolf Using Ancient DNA, Marking First De-Extinction Success
Colossal Biosciences has announced the successful cloning and birth of three dire wolf puppies, positioning the Dallas-based biotechnology firm as the first to achieve de-extinction of a long-lost species. 
Colossal Biosciences has announced the successful cloning and birth of three dire wolf puppies, positioning the Dallas-based biotechnology firm as the first to achieve de-extinction of a long-lost species. -
Rare Hantavirus Kills Third Person in California Town, Same Virus Linked to Gene Hackman’s Wife
A rare and often deadly virus has killed a third person in the California mountain town of Mammoth Lakes, health officials confirmed Thursday, intensifying concerns after the same illness was linked to the February death of actor Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa. 
A rare and often deadly virus has killed a third person in the California mountain town of Mammoth Lakes, health officials confirmed Thursday, intensifying concerns after the same illness was linked to the February death of actor Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa. -
Second Child Dies in Texas Measles Outbreak as RFK Jr. Visits Epicenter, Faces Criticism
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to West Texas on Sunday, hours after a funeral was held for a second unvaccinated child who died from complications related to the state's rapidly growing measles outbreak. The visit marks Kennedy's first to the region since the outbreak began in January, which has now spread across multiple states and claimed three lives. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to West Texas on Sunday, hours after a funeral was held for a second unvaccinated child who died from complications related to the state's rapidly growing measles outbreak. The visit marks Kennedy's first to the region since the outbreak began in January, which has now spread across multiple states and claimed three lives. -
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.
