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Misinformation Concerns: RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments

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Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments, driving worries about misinformation | CNN As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin A, as well as “good results” from the use of the steroid budesonide, the antibiotic clarithromycin and cod liver oil. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Doctors say that this messaging might take away from efforts to increase vaccination, and some misinformation about these therapies is already circulating online.

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Measles Outbreak: Pediatricians and Parents reactions

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Pediatricians walk a delicate line with parents in measles vaccination debate Anxious parents are begging for early vaccinations, while others are refusing the shot. Many holdouts are unfazed by the deadly measles outbreak in Texas. NBC News
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Analysis: Public health efforts nationwide hurt by CDC firings

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CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington | CNN The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose participants bolstered the workforce of state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources. CNN

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Trump administration cuts funding for thousands of foreign aid health programs

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US ends funding for thousands of global health programs The U.S. government has ended funding for some 5,800 global health programs, cutting off critical support for projects that provide vaccines, life-saving medications and emergency health care to millions ... India Edwards Medical Xpress
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Trump administration plans to cut 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

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Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts The Trump administration says it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world. AP News
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Increased efforts seen in some U.S. state legislatures against vaccines and for ivermectin

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Moving the needle state by state. Legislative activity in the medical freedom movement picks up. Mary Talley Bowden MD
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U.S. foreign aid: freeze disrupts medical supplies; Court again orders halt to suspensions

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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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Improving access to oxygen during pandemics can save lives--study

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Report: Improving oxygen access, pandemic preparedness could save millions of lives Investment in medical oxygen systems could save millions of lives by filling gaps in oxygen access for more than half the world's population and boosting pandemic preparedness, says a report published yesterday in The Lancet Global Health. CIDRAP

 

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Measles boosters? -- Experts comments

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Do you need a measles booster? Here’s what experts say | CNN Measles cases are popping up across the country, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Long COVID diagnosis prompts some patients to switch from hospitals to outpatient care --study

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Long-COVID diagnosis may prompt patients to switch from acute to outpatient care Several CDC pages have been taken down amid a move by the Trump administration to remove all language related to gender identity and LGBTQ issues. CIDRAP
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