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Misinformation Concerns: RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments

Mar

05

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

Mar

05

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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Trump administration plans to cut 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

Feb

27

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

Feb

24

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

Feb

21

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

Feb

20

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

Feb

13

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

Feb

13

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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