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fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
8 hours ago'It's a Safe Space': Mobile Midwifery Clinics Meet Patients Where They Are | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Mobile midwifery clinics provide culturally sensitive care to improve maternal health outcomes for women of color in Miami-Dade County.
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Public health
fromSFGATE
22 hours agoMeasles returns to SF with first confirmed case since 2019
San Francisco confirmed its first measles case in seven years involving an unvaccinated infant who was exposed abroad.
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fromKqed
1 day agoSan Francisco Confirms First Measles Case Since 2019, in an Unvaccinated Infant | KQED
Measles cases are rising in California, with 19 confirmed amid a national resurgence, highlighting the importance of vaccination.
fromPsychology Today
4 days agoHow Community-Based Healthcare Builds Engagement
Most people leave doctor visits with prescriptions, but still feel unsure—instructions make sense, but no one asks about their life. In contrast, when a provider knows your name, remembers your story, and explains care in a way that fits you, the experience feels different—and that difference matters.
Healthcare
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoCan you stop malaria crossing borders? One nation's bid to wipe out the disease
The freezer is filled with blue-lidded tubes of cows' blood, ready to be defrosted and used to feed the colony of mosquitoes. Nombuso Princess Bhembe tends the mosquitoes at Eswatini's national insectary, part of the southern African country's push to eliminate malaria.
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fromFuturism
6 days agoDOGE Made Drastic Cuts to a Global Vaccine Assistance Program. Now There's a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Bangladesh
I am particularly worried about the immunisation programme. If there is a disruption, the success we have achieved in immunisation will be jeopardised.
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fromWIRED
1 month agoThe South Carolina Measles Outbreak Is Slowing Down
South Carolina's measles outbreak, the largest in the US in 30 years, is slowing with approximately 10 weekly cases reported, down from 200 at its January peak, though the US risks losing its measles elimination status.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoAs the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?
Measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina has reached nearly 1,000 cases due to vaccination rates falling below the 95% threshold needed for community protection, threatening the U.S. elimination status achieved in 2000.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month agoSigns Enfield measles outbreak is 'stabilising'
A measles outbreak in north London shows signs of stabilization, though cases remain possible, with most severe cases occurring in unvaccinated patients and vaccination rates significantly below the 95% threshold needed to prevent outbreaks.
Coronavirus
fromWIRED
1 month agoThe South Carolina Measles Outbreak Is Slowing Down
South Carolina's measles outbreak, the largest in the US in 30 years, is slowing with approximately 10 weekly cases reported, down from 200 at its January peak, though the US risks losing its measles elimination status.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoAs the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?
Measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina has reached nearly 1,000 cases due to vaccination rates falling below the 95% threshold needed for community protection, threatening the U.S. elimination status achieved in 2000.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month agoSigns Enfield measles outbreak is 'stabilising'
A measles outbreak in north London shows signs of stabilization, though cases remain possible, with most severe cases occurring in unvaccinated patients and vaccination rates significantly below the 95% threshold needed to prevent outbreaks.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month agoI Remember a World Without Vaccines
I am open-minded; I believe in integrative practices, and I agree that the medical establishment can be arrogant and unduly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, which now funds so much of medical research. But I fully understand Scherer's frustration with his interminable discussions with Kennedy about scientific articles.
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fromArs Technica
1 month agoWe 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
1 month agoPrevent pandemics through One Health commitments
Risks of outbreaks with pandemic potential rise with increasing land-use change, biodiversity loss and climate change. The Pandemic Agreement adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2025 marks a historic shift that establishes the One Health approach as a legally binding obligation for pandemic prevention.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoViruses don't know borders': US anti-vaccine rhetoric could impact global measles crisis
The World Health Organization announced in late January that six European countries: the United Kingdom, Spain, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan had all officially lost their measles elimination status, which means the virus has been circulating continuously in those countries for more than 12 months.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoWhy it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting
Each day, they pore over reams of data about how the virus is evolving worldwide, how well last year's shot performed, and which strains might be easiest to mass produce for a vaccine. The meeting, convened by the World Health Organization twice a year, is a critical moment for the WHO's Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System.
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