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Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global Health: Measles Outbreak Infects 695, Highest Number Since 2000
The outbreak, linked to skepticism about vaccines, has led to extraordinary measures, including $1,000 fines and bans on unvaccinated children in public. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/health/measles-outbreaks-us.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
20 years after Columbine, America sees roughly one mass shooting a day
Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/19/18412650/columbine-mass-shootings-gun-violence-map-charts-data…
Airline Warns of Measles After Flight Attendant Falls Ill
The woman is in a coma after contracting the disease, and passengers on a flight from J.F.K. to Tel Aviv are told to watch for symptoms. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/travel/el-al-measles-flight-attendant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
90 New Cases of Measles Reported in U.S. as Outbreak Continues Record Pace
This year’s outbreak is on course to be the worst since measles was eliminated as an endemic disease in 2000. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/health/measles-outbreak.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Don’t Let a Killer Pollutant Loose
The Trump administration is moving to ease standards on a particularly deadly air contaminant. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/opinion/air-pollution-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
CBD Lures Stressed-Out Parents Looking to Unwind
Caught in the churn of long days and sleepless nights, some parents have found solace in a nonintoxicating chemical derived from hemp. But is it safe? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/parenting/cbd-oil-safe.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
You Say Industry Can Regulate Itself? Prove It
The Trump administration is eager to let businesses police their own behavior. There is reason to fear the consequences. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/opinion/pork-industry-self-regulation-inspection.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
8 things everybody should know about measles
In an unvaccinated population, one person with measles can infect 12 to 18 others. The measles virus is one of the most infectious diseases known to man. A person with measles can cough in a room and leave, and hours later, if you’re unvaccinated, you could catch the virus from the droplets in the air the… Continue reading 8 things everybody should know about measles
Culture of Secrecy Shields Hospitals With Outbreaks of Drug-Resistant Infections
The lack of transparency puts patients at risk, some say. Institutions say disclosure could scare some people away from seeking needed medical care. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/health/candida-auris-hospitals-drug-resistant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss