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Second US Child Dies Of Measles, Almost 650 Ill: Officials

A measles outbreak has killed a second child in the southwestern United States, authorities said Sunday, with almost 650 people now infected as the highly contagious disease spreads.

International Business Times

RFK Jr visits Texas as measles outbreak claims life of second child and outbreak continues to spread

The child is the second confirmed measles death in the the latest outbreak – and the second in the past decade

The Independent UK

Second child dies of measles in Texas amid rising outbreak

Officials reportedly said child died from ‘measles pulmonary failure’ having had no underlying conditions

The Guardian - US

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Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs

Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr

The Guardian - US

Social Security Administration planning to lay off thousands more staff in DOGE cuts despite long wait times and web crashes

Cuts could be made across variety of departments, including communications, personnel, legislative affairs, and retirement and disability policy.

The Independent UK

RFK Jr says 20% of Doge’s health agency job cuts were mistakes

Health secretary says roles will need to be reinstated amid Trump administration’s push to slash federal workforce

The Guardian - US

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid after Senate confirmation

The US Senate confirmed Trump's pick to run the agency that oversees healthcare for millions of US citizens by a 53-45 vote.

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Amid measles outbreak, Trump pulls funding for vaccines - Roll Call

The Trump administration clawed back $12 billion in grants for state and local health departments, leading to vaccine clinic cancellations.

Roll Call

TV’s Dr Oz confirmed to lead Medicare and Medicaid after controversial Trump pick

Mehmet Oz has previously put forward controversial health advice including the suggestion malaria drugs were an effective cure for Covid-19

The Independent UK

RFK Jr admits health department may have to rehire 20 percent of people fired in DOGE cuts

Agencies have repeatedly fired then rehired staffers during DOGE-led cuts

The Independent UK

Trump team reportedly lays off some staff working on bird flu response even as disease spreads

Democrats are calling for information about how Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will address the bird flu. outbreak

The Independent UK

Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agency

Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The Independent UK

Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency

The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions.

The Conversation

Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department

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RFK Jr's 'Mess' With Health Department's Lack of Urgency is Irritating the White House: Report

President Donald Trump's White House is reportedly frustrated with the lack of urgency from RFK Jr.'s health department, and poor relations with the media.

The Independent UK

After layoffs and funding problems, Head Start leaders fear what comes next

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program

International Business Times

Trump Admin Cuts Key Staff Involved In FDA's Bird Flu Response Amid Widespread HHS Layoffs

The job cuts have impacted researchers, scientists, and senior officials, leading to the loss of key figures who shaped U.S. policies on drug approvals, medical research, and public health.

The Guardian - US

US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

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Fortune

Analysts at Trump ally Howard Lutnick’s former firm call RFK Jr. ‘an anti-vax, conspiracy theorist with inadequate training’

RFK Jr. was reportedly behind the ouster of FDA’s top vaccine official and said last week that around 10,000 employees will be laid off at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Salon

Trump’s cruel calculus on public health

Blaming COVID to defund public health isn’t about bookkeeping. It’s about whose lives matter enough to fund

The Independent UK

Trump administration guts mine safety and reproductive health divisions in sweeping HHS cuts

The Health and Human Services has begun an overhaul of its 28 divisions despite concerns about public safety

Roll Call

HHS layoffs cut deep swath through health infrastructure - Roll Call

The changes lay the groundwork for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to streamline operations and shift to focusing on chronic disease.

The Independent UK

US is on track to have the worst measles outbreak of this century, former Covid response coordinator warns

Hundreds of infections have been reported in West Texas as cases of the highly contagious virus continue to crop up nationwide

The Independent UK

There’s a new push to put whole milk back in schools. Here’s why

Whole and 2 percent milk has been banned from school meals since 2012

Salon

Trump abandons long COVID patients again

Budget cuts and the dismantling of federal agencies are making it harder for patients with long COVID and ME/CFS

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