Infectious disease veterans call for clearer federal message on measlesWhile money is pumped into state and local health departments to help counter the growing measles outbreaks across the country, experts say clear communication from top health leaders seems lacking and what has been said publicly may have hurt more than helped. The country has surpassed 4,000 measles cases and appears to have already doubled...The Hill6d agoSources (2)Whole story →HealthSecuritymeasles outbreak
Denver man sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for COVID relief schemeSteve Randall Howe has been sentenced to two and half years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.2 million in pandemic-era relief funds, prosecutors said.The Denver Post6d agoWhole story →JusticeEconomycovid relief fraud sentencing
San Diego's Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport still using leaded fuelSan Diego's Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa is the highest lead-polluting general aviation airport in the country, based on federal data.New York Post6d agoWhole story →BuildHealthleaded fuel use at airports
CDC sends a ‘disease detective’ to Pennsylvania as measles cases top 1,200A Health and Human Services official said the federal agency is sending a “disease detective” to Pennsylvania later this week at the state’s request.The Philadelphia Inquirer6d agoSources (3)Whole story →Healthmeasles outbreak response
Teens charged in alleged fentanyl death and rape of NYC college studentFederal prosecutors charged two Queens teenagers with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance resulting in death.Staten Island Advance6d agoWhole story →JusticeHealth
MAHA Leader Calley Means Steps Down from Trump Administration Health Advisory RoleCalley Means, one of the key figures in the Make America Healthy Again movement, championed food policies in his role in the Administration.Time2d agoWhole story →HealthFoodtrump health advisor resignation
CDC pushes Ebola requirements for international passengers traveling to USThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require foreign travelers heading to the U.S. to certify they have not traveled to the Congo in the last three weeks amid a widespread outbreak of Ebola. Reuters first reported on the new requirement Thursday, citing a CDC memo. The CDC initially held rules barring any...The Hill2d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthebola travel restrictions
House Democrats demand answers from CDC on African hepatitis B studyTop Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee demanded answers Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the agency’s funding of a controversial hepatitis B clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau. The CDC awarded $1.6 million last year to Danish researchers to conduct the study in Guinea-Bissau, a small country in West...The Hill2d agoWhole story →Healthcdc hepatitis b study controversy
Flu cases rise on west coast earlier than usual as US health experts encourage vaccineCalifornia flu test rate at 9.65%, higher than normal 1% rate for early October, amid mutation of H1N1 influenza A strain Flu cases on the west coast are on the rise months earlier than normal, prompting US health experts to stress the importance of the annual vaccine. Flu activity typically ramps up in December, hitting its peak in February. But this…The Guardian2d agoWhole story →Healthflu season outbreak
Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.The post Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act. appeared first on ProPublica .ProPublica2d agoWhole story →HealthFoodbird flu outbreak
New York measles outbreak sparks vaccine concernsNew York's measles outbreak prompts an emergency declaration as declining vaccination rates, misinformation and federal vaccine policies raise concerns about public health and safety.Buffalo Buffalo News13d agoWhole story →Health
Is Trump a midterm liability for the GOP? Stephen A. Smith says yes“Republicans are in trouble," said Stephen A. Smith.NewsNation10d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
What to Know About Alaska’s Senate RacePresident Trump told the Justice Department to intervene in the race, where polling shows Republicans at risk of losing a seat.The New York Times23h agoWhole story →
Map Shows Republican Chances of Losing Senate Two Weeks Before MidtermsRatings and forecasts point the same way: Republicans are at greater risk of losing the Senate than at any point this cycle.Newsweek5d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
Trump wants to make this midterm year 'special' to avoid losing Republican control of CongressRepublicans at their midterm convention in Dallas know that history is not on their side this election season, but they are counting on President Donald Trump to rally voter enthusiasm. Their House and Senate majorities are at stake this fall. Trump is headlining Thursday’s second night, just as he did the first, when he made the outlandish proposal of…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomymidterm election campaign
Republican senator faults Trump vaccine policy for US measles deaths as panel weighs health nomineesThe U.S. Senate health committee's Republican chairman on Wednesday blamed the approach toward vaccines taken by President Donald Trump's administration for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and pressed the president's pick for surgeon general to state plainly that vaccines do not cause autism.Reuters1mo agoWhole story →Healthsurgeon general nomination hearing
New polling shows Democrats are likely to win the midtermsDDHQ polling shows Democrats have a 77% chance of winning the House and a 56% chance of winning the Senate.NewsNation11d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
Bill Cassidy urges FDA nominee to reject Trump’s vaccine claimThe senator and physician said Heidi Overton must acknowledge during her confirmation hearing that Trump’s claim that the measles vaccine is lethal is “absurd.”POLITICO1mo agoWhole story →HealthBill Cassidyfda nominee confirmation hearing
