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Polio is spreading in a few New York counties with low vaccination rates. Experts warn that other places in the U.S. could face the same challenge.

Although the two diseases share many symptoms, there are several key differences

Disease continuing to spread beyond West Africa this summer

A North Dakota native has been named to a new and vital health care post. The nation ought to wish her well because the task before her is daunting: overseeing the overhaul of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after its frustrating response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s been said that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

The chief medical advisor became a household name during the COVID years, while being vilified by many on the right

Life expectancy dropped in 2020 by nearly two years across the United States — mostly due to COVID-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 14,000 cases recorded by CDC since May

There’s an internet meme about simple tasks that have been bungled, such as misapplied street markings or a misspelled sign, with the snarky superimposed text: “you had one job.”

Plus: The editors examine proposed CDC reorganization and field a question on free trade.