Public health
Every story tagged public health from the last 60 days of the digest, newest first.
8 stories · 7 days · latest Sun 1 Nov 2026
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Friday 30 October 2026
The Washington Post
CDC scientists sought urgent alert on measles in pregnancy. It wasn’t approved.A CDC report that could fill major gaps about measles in pregnancy, a condition doctors have rarely seen for decades, has not been cleared for publication.
Monday 26 October 2026
Business Insider
The K-beauty trend built on American donor skinKorean skin boosters made from US donor tissue want to come to the US, pending the FDA.
Friday 16 October 2026
Semafor
Trump's FDA pick shaped vaccine overhaulSemafor reports FDA nominee Heidi Overton drove the process that cut CDC childhood vaccine recommendations from 17 to 11.
Monday 12 October 2026
The Bulwark
Katie Zacharia's deleted tweetsThe Bulwark found the incoming White House press secretary deleted tweets sharing vaccine conspiracies and 2020 election claims.
Wednesday 30 September 2026
The Washington Post
Americans feel worse about the economy than during the pandemicConsumer sentiment has fallen to its lowest level since 2014 five weeks before the midterms.
Saturday 26 September 2026
The Washington Post
Some dementia patients grow lucid near the end. Scientists hope it's a clue.Accounts of terminal lucidity raise the question of whether cognitive function in dementia is suppressed rather than destroyed.
Saturday 19 September 2026
The Washington Post
RFK Jr. gives keynote at conference of anti-vaccine group he foundedThe health secretary told the group they have a friend at the White House as US measles cases hit their highest level since 1991.
Forbes
Pennsylvania Asks For Emergency CDC Aid For Measles Outbreak And Recognition Of Deaths, Report SaysPennsylvania reported 731 measles cases and 141 hospitalizations as of Wednesday and asked the CDC to acknowledge four associated deaths.
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