As a measles outbreak continues to spread across Texas and neighboring states, health officials are warning against the use of vitamin A as an alternative treatment, The New York Times reported March 25. Here are four measles updates:
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Avoidable mortality has increased in the U.S. for more than a decade, contrasting decreases seen in many other high-income countries, according to a study published March 24 in JAMA Internal Medicine. For the study, researchers at the Brown University School…
The Trump administration is shuttering HHS’ long COVID office as it reorganizes the federal health department, Politico reported March 24. For years, long COVID patient advocacy groups have asked government agencies for more treatment-focused research amid a lack of therapies…
The CDC’s latest measles data, updated March 21, shows a rise in confirmed cases across multiple states. Here are five things to know:
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The measles outbreak in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma may continue for up to a year, Katherine Wells, DrPH, director of Lubbock Public Health in Texas, said in a press briefing March 18. During the briefing, she said the outbreak’s…
The CDC issued a health alert March 18 regarding dengue outbreaks in the Caribbean and the Americas. Dengue activity is high in parts of the U.S., and with the spring and summer travel seasons approaching, the risk of travel-associated and…
The number of people living with Parkinson's disease will more than double by 2050, according to a study based on data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
At least 320 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. so far this year, surpassing the total from all of 2024, according to the latest data from state health departments compiled by NBC News.
The FDA made recommendations to vaccine manufacturers for the virus strains to be used in the next batch of flu vaccines, according to a March 13 news release from the agency.