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We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what's coming

Measles outbreaks impose substantial economic costs through containment, medical expenses, and productivity losses, while declining vaccination coverage threatens control of multiple infectious diseases.

fromNature

2 weeks ago

Climate shocks, not just warming, threaten malaria control efforts in Africa

Temperature and rainfall influence where malaria-carrying mosquitoes such as Anopheles species can survive and how well malaria parasites, such as Plasmodium falciparum, develop in them. Past predictions have been inconsistent and have often focused on where malaria might spread, rather than on how severely it could intensify where it already exists.

Coronavirus

Public health

fromLGBTQ Nation

3 weeks ago

Funding cuts are devastating Black HIV prevention work. But activists say pressure is working. - LGBTQ Nation

Federal funding cuts to HIV prevention and care programs threaten Black-led organizations that have historically filled gaps in public health infrastructure and served as first responders to the HIV crisis.

fromLos Angeles Times

1 month ago

California, other states sue over Trump administration's latest cuts to HIV programs

"promote DEI and radical gender ideology."

US politics

Public health

fromCbsnews

6 months ago

Former CDC physicians speak out against new vaccine policies

Four former CDC physicians say HHS Secretary jeopardizes national public health infrastructure and CDC COVID vaccine recommendations for children, pregnant women lack global expert support.