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Texas Measles Outbreak Highlights Risks of Low Vaccination Rates
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in three decades, with nearly 90 cases—mostly unvaccinated children—and 16 hospitalizations, prompting warnings about a potential surge in cases among unvaccinated people and highlighting a nationwide decline in childhood vaccination rates.
Texas Measles Outbreak Highlights Risks of Low Vaccination Rates
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in three decades, with nearly 90 cases—mostly unvaccinated children—and 16 hospitalizations, prompting warnings about a potential surge in cases among unvaccinated people and highlighting a nationwide decline in childhood vaccination rates.
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44% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 58 Cases Amidst Rising Vaccine Exemptions
A measles outbreak in northern Texas has surged to 58 cases in three weeks, hospitalizing 13, mostly in a close-knit, undervaccinated Mennonite community with high vaccine exemption rates; neighboring New Mexico also reports cases.
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 58 Cases Amidst Rising Vaccine Exemptions
A measles outbreak in northern Texas has surged to 58 cases in three weeks, hospitalizing 13, mostly in a close-knit, undervaccinated Mennonite community with high vaccine exemption rates; neighboring New Mexico also reports cases.
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52% Bias Score
Measles Outbreak in West Texas: 49 Confirmed Cases, Hundreds Suspected
A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, has infected at least 49 people, mostly unvaccinated children, with 13 hospitalizations, and health officials suspect 200-300 more untested cases; the outbreak's epicenter is Seminole, a city with a large Mennonite population and high vaccine exemption rat...
Measles Outbreak in West Texas: 49 Confirmed Cases, Hundreds Suspected
A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, has infected at least 49 people, mostly unvaccinated children, with 13 hospitalizations, and health officials suspect 200-300 more untested cases; the outbreak's epicenter is Seminole, a city with a large Mennonite population and high vaccine exemption rat...
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40% Bias Score
Whooping Cough Deaths Rise to Highest Level in Almost a Decade
The US saw 10 whooping cough deaths in 2024, the highest in almost a decade, alongside 35,435 cases; Pennsylvania and Wisconsin had the most cases; a 27 percent increase in cases was reported week-over-week in 2025, and decreased vaccination rates are a contributing factor.
Whooping Cough Deaths Rise to Highest Level in Almost a Decade
The US saw 10 whooping cough deaths in 2024, the highest in almost a decade, alongside 35,435 cases; Pennsylvania and Wisconsin had the most cases; a 27 percent increase in cases was reported week-over-week in 2025, and decreased vaccination rates are a contributing factor.
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40% Bias Score
New HIV Drug Offers Six-Month Protection; Populism Threatens Progress
A new injectable HIV prevention drug provides six months of protection with a single dose; however, this progress is threatened by rising populism and attacks on effective programs like PEPFAR, which has saved an estimated 25 million lives, and the questioning of established HIV/AIDS science.
New HIV Drug Offers Six-Month Protection; Populism Threatens Progress
A new injectable HIV prevention drug provides six months of protection with a single dose; however, this progress is threatened by rising populism and attacks on effective programs like PEPFAR, which has saved an estimated 25 million lives, and the questioning of established HIV/AIDS science.
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52% Bias Score
Kennedy's Misrepresentation of Vaccine Study Fuels Concerns During Confirmation Hearing
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Robert F Kennedy Jr. was challenged over past statements suggesting different vaccine schedules for Black individuals based on perceived immune system differences; these comments misrepresented a Mayo Clinic study, and experts criticized him for spreading misi...
Kennedy's Misrepresentation of Vaccine Study Fuels Concerns During Confirmation Hearing
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Robert F Kennedy Jr. was challenged over past statements suggesting different vaccine schedules for Black individuals based on perceived immune system differences; these comments misrepresented a Mayo Clinic study, and experts criticized him for spreading misi...
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36% Bias Score
Australia's Falling Vaccination Rates Increase Disease Risk
Declining vaccination rates in Australia, particularly for measles, are leaving communities vulnerable to outbreaks as seen in a recent Texas measles resurgence; multiple factors contribute to this, including COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and misinformation, impacting all age groups from infants to the...
Australia's Falling Vaccination Rates Increase Disease Risk
Declining vaccination rates in Australia, particularly for measles, are leaving communities vulnerable to outbreaks as seen in a recent Texas measles resurgence; multiple factors contribute to this, including COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and misinformation, impacting all age groups from infants to the...
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48% Bias Score
Measles Outbreak in West Texas Highlights Dangers of Vaccine Hesitancy
A measles outbreak in West Texas rapidly increased from two to 48 cases among unvaccinated children in less than three weeks, with 13 hospitalizations and three additional cases in New Mexico; health officials suspect hundreds more infections due to low vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy.
Measles Outbreak in West Texas Highlights Dangers of Vaccine Hesitancy
A measles outbreak in West Texas rapidly increased from two to 48 cases among unvaccinated children in less than three weeks, with 13 hospitalizations and three additional cases in New Mexico; health officials suspect hundreds more infections due to low vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy.
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48% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 48 Cases, Raising Concerns
A measles outbreak in Texas has rapidly grown to 48 cases, the largest in over 30 years, affecting unvaccinated individuals and spreading to neighboring New Mexico; experts warn of a potential for a larger outbreak due to increasing vaccine hesitancy.
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 48 Cases, Raising Concerns
A measles outbreak in Texas has rapidly grown to 48 cases, the largest in over 30 years, affecting unvaccinated individuals and spreading to neighboring New Mexico; experts warn of a potential for a larger outbreak due to increasing vaccine hesitancy.
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40% Bias Score
Kennedy's HHS Nomination Sparks Health and Political Debate
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for HHS secretary is sparking controversy due to his alternative health views, attracting support from wellness advocates and conservatives while facing opposition from public health experts and medical organizations.
Kennedy's HHS Nomination Sparks Health and Political Debate
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for HHS secretary is sparking controversy due to his alternative health views, attracting support from wellness advocates and conservatives while facing opposition from public health experts and medical organizations.
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60% Bias Score
Kennedy's Anti-Vaccine History Under Scrutiny Amidst HHS Nomination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for HHS Secretary is facing scrutiny due to his past anti-vaccine stance, despite recent claims of support for the polio vaccine; his confirmation could impact public health initiatives, particularly polio eradication efforts, given the millions of lives saved by p...
Kennedy's Anti-Vaccine History Under Scrutiny Amidst HHS Nomination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for HHS Secretary is facing scrutiny due to his past anti-vaccine stance, despite recent claims of support for the polio vaccine; his confirmation could impact public health initiatives, particularly polio eradication efforts, given the millions of lives saved by p...
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48% Bias Score
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Diphtheria in Germany
An unvaccinated 10-year-old child in Brandenburg, Germany, died from diphtheria in January 2025, highlighting the risks of not vaccinating despite the disease's rarity in Germany due to high vaccination rates. Another family member contracted the disease but experienced only a mild case due to vacci...
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Diphtheria in Germany
An unvaccinated 10-year-old child in Brandenburg, Germany, died from diphtheria in January 2025, highlighting the risks of not vaccinating despite the disease's rarity in Germany due to high vaccination rates. Another family member contracted the disease but experienced only a mild case due to vacci...
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48% Bias Score
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