Sobering reading, especially as the mother of a 10 month old.
One choice that I applaud: describing essential oils and similar as “folk medicine.”
How sad and unncessary is this, in the richest nation in the world?
Anguished Parents. Doctors in Tears. Utah’s Long Measles Outbreak Takes a Toll.
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Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
" At this point, the best way to curb vaccine hesitancy is to approve RFK Jr, and redirect his energies to generating more data..."The worse thing we can do is tank his nomination. Then vaccine hesitancy will explode."
- Vinay Prasad
Scott Gottlieb, as usual, only advocates for himself
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
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Check out my conversation about Ebola with the great Brian Lehrer @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social wnyc.org/browse/shows...
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
My story on America's regressive, new reality is now up @kffhealthnews.org (without a paywall) kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
A must-read article by @amymaxmen.bsky.social about the daily implications (do you put your infant in childcare?) of the ongoing Utah measles outbreak: kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
Alex Sundermann, DrPH
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen reports on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
www.wired.com
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
www.wired.com
On my tour of his farm, McAfee showed me his pathogen laboratory, where he says he tests every batch of raw milk.
"We catch these things and divert the milk immediately."
I assumed that after diverting batches, the farm discarded them.
Later that day, I learned otherwise.
I spoke with doctors on the frontline of Ebola in Congo, and it made my heart race.
“We live with fear in our stomachs,” Dr. Furaha told me. “Every day, there are healthcare providers and patients dying.”
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Amy Maxmen, PhD
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
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The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
