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Malnutrition treatments suspended in Ethopia because of funding shortages--WFP

Apr

Malnutrition treatments halted in Ethiopia due to underfunding, WFP says The World Food Programme suspended malnutrition treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia this week due to severe funding shortages, the U.N. agency said, with millions more at risk of losing access to aid. Emma Farge Reuters

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Proposed Medicaid cuts risk making the Black maternal health crises worse.

Apr

Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis Advocates are warning lawmakers that the proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will leave millions of pregnant Black women at a heightened risk of death, worsening the maternal mortality crisis an… bconradis The Hill

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Measles outbreaks hit Michigan and Pennsylvania as well as six previously hit states

Apr

Michigan and Pennsylvania join six other states with measles outbreaks. Here's what to know Michigan and Pennsylvania officials confirmed measles outbreaks this week. U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, and two children and an adult have died. New Mexico, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas also have active measles outbreaks. AP News

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Disruption of measles vaccinations during COVID pandemic took its toll--study

Apr

Survey of global measles activity shows COVID pandemic's effect Overall, the study paints a picture of steady global declines in measles activity since 1990, but suggests the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, with its disruptions to childhood immunization schedules, may mark the beginning of the end of measles progress for some nations. CIDRAP

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Trump administration budget document outlines massive proposed cuts in health and even head start programs

Apr

Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget. The Washington Post

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Misinformation issue -- The struggle in the Texas measles infections

Apr

In the West Texas measles outbreak, a new battle emerges — misinforma… Vaccine critics have downplayed the role of measles in two Texas girls’ deaths, peddled unproven measles treatments and exaggerated the dangers of the vaccine. By Yuriko Schumacher, Pooja Salhotra and Terri Langford The Texas Tribune

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U.S. measles cases are likely underreported--CDC official

Apr

CDC says measles cases are most likely underreported as outbreak swells in Texas The leader of the CDC’s measles team said the agency was “scraping” to find resources to address an outbreak in the Southwest. NBC News

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U.S. measles cases linked to Texas continue to grow but real numbers may be higher

Apr

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Trump's proposed budget cuts could result in deaths of nearly half a million children's from AIDS--study

Apr

Half-million children could die if U.S. AIDS relief dropped, study says - UPI.com Nearly a half-million children could die from AIDS by 2030 if President Donald Trump follows through on plans to cut U.S. relief programs, a new study says. UPI

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CDC's firing of experts cited for turning down Milwaukee's request to deal with unsafe lead levels in schools

Apr

CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for assistance in managing unsafe lead levels in the city’s public schools, citing the loss of its lead experts in mass firings last week across federal health agencies. Meg Tirrell, Brenda Goodman CNN

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Malnutrition treatments suspended in Ethopia because of funding shortages--WFP

Proposed Medicaid cuts risk making the Black maternal health crises worse.

Measles outbreaks hit Michigan and Pennsylvania as well as six previously hit states

Disruption of measles vaccinations during COVID pandemic took its toll--study

Trump administration budget document outlines massive proposed cuts in health and even head start programs

Misinformation issue -- The struggle in the Texas measles infections

U.S. measles cases are likely underreported--CDC official

U.S. measles cases linked to Texas continue to grow but real numbers may be higher

Trump's proposed budget cuts could result in deaths of nearly half a million children's from AIDS--study

CDC's firing of experts cited for turning down Milwaukee's request to deal with unsafe lead levels in schools

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