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Vaccine misinformation led to an officer’s murder at the CDC – politicians’ silence is deafening

After a gunman reportedly deceived by anti-vaccine disinformation opened fire on the CDC and fatally shot David Rose, a community grieves as Trump officials remain silent

The Guardian - US

A new strain of Covid is causing a spike in California as officials grapple with Trump’s vaccine policies

Health officials under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have delayed and gummed up the approval of new Covid-19 jabs even as the new ‘Stratus’ subvariant surges in the Golden State

The Independent UK

US reports its first New World parasitic screwworm infection in decades

A person in Maryland has been diagnosed with an infection of the flesh-eating New World screwworm. It's the first case in the U.S. in decades.

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As measles exploded, West Texas officials looked to CDC scientists. No one answered.

Emails show how overwhelmed West Texas officials were as they asked CDC for guidance on how to respond to the explosive outbreak.

The Texas Tribune

US confirms rare case of flesh-eating parasite. Here’s what to know about the New World screwworm

New World screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body openings.

Euronews

‘Out here all alone’: Texas health officials’ pleas for help were ignored by CDC as measles cases grew, report says

Public health officials in Texas were met with little to no response from CDC officials when they first reported a measles outbreak earlier this year, according to a new report

The Independent UK

Trump Administration Plans To Pull COVID-19 Vaccines Off Market 'Within Months'

The Trump administration is preparing to remove COVID-19 vaccines from the U.S. market "within months," according to a close associate of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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'Flesh-Eating Maggots' Back in the US After 60 Years – But Can the Deadly Screwworm Spread Between People?

The first human case of New World screwworm in the US has been confirmed. Is it contagious? Discover expert insights on symptoms, treatment, and how authorities plan to control the flesh-eating parasite.

International Business Times UK

Screwworm Case Reported In US: Here Is What You Should Know About The Flesh-Eating Maggot

The Department of Health and Human Services reported on Sunday the nation's first travel-associated human case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, linked to an ongoing outbreak in Central America.

Benzinga

Deadly flesh-eating screwworm found infecting person in US for first time in years

Infestations are ‘very painful’, CDC warns

The Independent UK

Trump’s cuts leave America’s nuclear weapons workers in limbo, now unable to claim compensation for cancers caused by work

"I've contacted politicians and the White House and haven't heard anything back."

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Workers who developed cancer while building America’s nuclear weapons struggle to make medical claims after Trump cuts

Unless the Trump administration chooses to renew the compensation program former nuclear weapons employees who are hoping to receive assistance with their medical payments will no longer have the opportunity.

The Independent UK

HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union rights

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has moved to strip thousands of federal health agency employees of their collective bargaining rights

The Independent UK

‘Complicit’: RFK Jr. is already choking on the medicine he’s been prescribing everyone else

Funny how reality has a way of hitting back.

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The Independent UK

Law enforcement officers remember police officer who died after CDC shooting

Weeks after David Rose died in an August shooting at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, officers remembered the DeKalb County police officer as a courageous leader who prioritized family

LiveScience

'We know what to do; we just have to implement it.': Pregnancy is deadlier in the US than in other wealthy countries. But we could fix that.

Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate.

The Guardian - US

As measles gains ground in US, Texas offers lessons from its outbreak

Vaccine-hesitant communities might benefit from free treatment centers and smaller vaccination clinics

The Independent UK

Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agency

An internal CDC email reveals that the Georgia man who shot at CDC buildings on Aug. 8 likely tried to enter the campus two days earlier

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The Independent UK

Hundreds of CDC employees get layoff notices just days after workers return to HQ in wake of shooting

Employees in the public health agency are expected to receive layoff notices just as they return to the office after a deadly shooting

The Guardian - US

‘An existential threat’: US health workers call Robert F Kennedy Jr a risk to public health

More than 750 health workers say Kennedy’s misinformation fuels violence and endangers lives

Al Jazeera

US health workers implore RFK Jr to ‘stop spreading inaccurate’ information

Some 750 federal health employees signed the letter two weeks after a gunman fired 180 bullets into CDC buildings.

Al Jazeera

At least 600 CDC employees being terminated in US, union says

Sackings come as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr pushes to significantly downsize department.

The Independent UK

At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says

At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices

The Conversation

Pediatricians’ association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance

For 30 years, vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have aligned closely with those from the American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP. But on Aug. 19, 2025, the AAP published new vaccine recommendations that diverge from those of the CDC.

The Guardian - US

US health agency workers accuse RFK Jr of fueling violence against them

More than 750 workers in letter say HHS secretary’s rhetoric played a role in recent attack at CDC’s Atlanta headquarters

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