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Outrage After Measles-Infected Doctor Seen Treating Kids; RFK Jr. Praises Him A 'Healer'

Public health experts have raised alarms about the potential spread, condemning the doctor who continued to practice while being infected with the highly contagious virus.

Medical Daily

Measles cases spread to three more states

Louisiana, Virginia and Missouri each confirmed their first cases over the weekend, with at least 27 states now reporting the disease

The Independent UK

Doctor, praised by RFK Jr as ‘extraordinary’ healer, treated children while infected with measles

A video shows the Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face while caring for patients

The Independent UK

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Measles has long-term health consequences for kids. Vaccines can prevent all of them.

Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these repercussions, evidence shows.

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RFK Jr. Is Giving Families 'False Hope' By Claiming He'll Figure Out Cause of Autism by September, Former FDA Vaccine Head Warns

Dr. Peter Marks criticized RFK Jr. for giving what he called "false hope" to families by claiming that the cause of autism will be identified by September.

Medical Daily

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The U.S. is experiencing an outbreak of measles and is on track to have the most whooping cough cases since 1948; these vaccines Medicare covers for free can keep you safe.

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The CDC says its tally of US measles cases is likely an undercount

An outbreak among unvaccinated members of West Texas communities has resulted in more than 560 cases

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US, Europe diverge on infectious disease messaging - Roll Call

The United States has de-emphasized infectious disease programming in favor of prioritizing chronic disease.

Roll Call

RFK Jr's appointment boosts Europe's anti-vax movements, researchers claim

Most of the top-performing posts analysed were found to contain misinformation, according to social media researchers.

Euronews

Anti-vaccine advocates battle over narrative in West Texas, downplaying role of measles in deaths

After Daisy Hildebrand died of measles, her death was made public first by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine skeptic who blamed the hospital for fumbling her care. Daisy’s father told The Texas Tribune he never to spoke to Malone.

The Texas Tribune

Health officials hit out at RFK Jr after deadly measles outbreak

A second young child in Texas died from a measles infection

The Independent UK

Inside the Measles Outbreak in the U.S.: Which States Were Hit the Hardest and How to Avoid Getting Sick

The outbreak of the measles virus has been confirmed across 25 states.

Latin Times

Translating what Kennedy's anti-vaccine allies hear in his response to the measles outbreak

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F

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Getting 2025's vaccine schedule right

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must be allowed to protect public health

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No sign of Texas measles outbreak slowing, contrary to RFK Jr.’s claims - Roll Call

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said the measles outbreak in Texas is starting to subside. But state data indicates there’s no decline yet.

The Conversation

How the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home and abroad

When the Trump administration announced in February 2025 that it was cutting 10% of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it seemed that a small but storied program within it called the Epidemic Intelligence Service – also known as the CDC’s disease detectives – would also be…

Salon

The problem of RFK's phony autism pledge

The head of this "research" is no doctor — and has a history of torturing kids with fake autism "cures"

Latin Times

RFK Jr. Is Giving Families 'False Hope' By Claiming He'll Figure Out Cause of Autism by September, Former FDA Vaccine Head Warns

Dr. Peter Marks criticized RFK Jr. for giving what he called "false hope" to families by claiming that the cause of autism will be identified by September.

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The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's report on how flat funding set stage for Texas measles outbreak, might fuel more

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance

The Independent UK

Measles cases in Texas continue to grow. Trump’s funding cuts could make it worse

The more than 700 measles cases reported this year in the U.S. have already surpassed last year’s total

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr giving families ‘false hope’ on autism, says outgoing US vaccine official

Dr Peter Marks, forced to resign by Trump administration, sees no ‘possible way’ to determine cause by September

Salon

How public health can survive RFK Jr.

There really is a way to make America healthy again. It's just not Kennedy's way

Euronews

Measles, beef fat, and bird flu: What Europeans say about RFK Jr’s Make America Healthy Again agenda

European health authorities agree with Donald Trump’s health secretary on some big picture issues - but not on all the details.

The Independent UK

Ohio measles cases rise to 20. Here's what to know about outbreaks around the US

A measles outbreak in Knox County, Ohio, has now sickened 14 and there are measles in four Ohio counties

The Conversation

Measles outbreaks in US and Canada show that MMR vaccines are needed more than ever – an expert in children’s health explains

Measles is one of the most challenging diseases to control. It requires a sustained uptake of well over 90% of two doses of a measles-containing vaccine such as MMR. But since the COVID pandemic, there has been a decline in uptake of routine vaccines in many countries including the US,…

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