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Mike Stobbe

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U.S. births dropped last year, offsetting 2024’s increase and dashing hopes for an upward trend

Experts say people are marrying later and also worry about their ability to have the money, health insurance and other resources needed to raise...

07.02.2026 10

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Mike Stobbe

After 78 years as a founding member, U.S. fully withdraws from WHO—and it owes over $130 million to the UN agency

Nearly every country in the world is a member.

23.01.2026 20

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Overdose deaths in U.S. have been dropping for over 2 years, the longest decline in decades

But the monthly death toll is still not back to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, let alone where it was before this overdose epidemic struck.

15.01.2026 9

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You’re not just imagining it—this flu season is officially severe with 45 states reporting high or very high activity

The higher numbers appear to be driven by the type of flu that’s been spreading, public health experts say.

06.01.2026 6

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U.S. vaccine advisers end decades-long recommendation for all babies to get a hepatitis B shot at birth

Several medical societies and state health departments said they would continue to recommend them.

07.12.2025 8

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‘Nightmare bacteria’ infection rates have spiked nearly 70% since 2019, CDC says

It's likely many people are unrecognized carriers of the drug-resistant bacteria, which could lead to community spread, the CDC scientists said.

24.09.2025 7

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Trump fires CDC head after one month on the job. Her lawyers say she ‘refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives’

Susan Monarez's departure coincided with the resignations this week of at least four top CDC officials.

28.08.2025 20

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American fertility rate hits all-time low

The new statistic is on par with fertility rates in western European countries, according to World Bank data.

24.07.2025 10

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RFK Jr. and his new vaccine committee are obsessing over thimerosal, a preservative antivaxxers have falsely tied to autism despite zero evidence of causation

Some public health experts contend the thimerosal discussion will unnecessarily raise doubt in vaccines.

26.06.2025 10

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RFK Jr.’s new CDC panel dominated by skeptics of Biden-era vaccine policies

They include a scientist who researched mRNA vaccine technology and became a conservative darling for his criticisms of COVID-19 vaccines, a leading...

12.06.2025 20

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RFK Jr. says COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women

Kennedy and other Trump administration appointees have been moving to narrow COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.

27.05.2025 9

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Autism treatment is exploding across the U.S.— and now 1 in 31 kids are getting diagnosed

An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, marking another increase.

16.04.2025 10

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‘Read this email immediately’: CDC calls 180 employees back to work 2 weeks after firing them

It's the latest federal agency trying to coax back workers soon after they were dismissed as part of President Donald Trump’s and billionaire Elon...

06.03.2025 10

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