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Nathaniel Weixel, Joseph Choi

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CDC director says RFK Jr. has final say - The Hill

Health September 20, 2026

Schwartz emphasized that any kind of disagreement will happen behind closed doors, and she won’t publicly contradict Kennedy.   “In the uniformed services, we have something called ‘but sir, b...

Pennsylvania infant’s death confirmed to have been caused by measles - The Hill

Health September 6, 2026

Lancaster County coroner Stephen Diamantoni confirmed on Friday that a 6-week-old infant died of measles in Pennsylvania. According to Diamantoni, the child was born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a�...

Measles cases reach 35-year high - The Hill

Health July 24, 2026

Johns Hopkins University’s measles tracking dashboard on Thursday surpassed 2025’s total, reaching 2,295 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not yet updated its own t...

Democrats aim to de-politicize ACIP - The Hill

Health December 4, 2025

As first shared with The Hill, Democratic Sens. John Hickenlooper (Colo.), Angela Alsobrooks (Md.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.) and Ed Markey (Mass.) will be introdu...