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RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines

RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, at a Steak ’n Shake with Fox News host Sean Hannity, raving about the fries .
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Ontario measles cases more than double over past two weeks; hospitalizations up to 31

Ontario measles cases more than double over past two weeks; hospitalizations up to 31

TORONTO — Ontario is seeing a massive surge in measles cases as an ongoing outbreak spreads in the province among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 372 total cases since an outbreak began on Oct. 28, 2024.
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Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997

Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997

LONDON (AP) — There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases reported the previous year and the highest number since 1997, according to an analysis by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
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Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director

Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director

NEW YORK (AP) — The White House withdrew the nomination of former Florida congressman Dr. David Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because he wasn't assured of getting enough Republican support to be confirmed.
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Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens acne treatments recalled due to benzene levels

Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens acne treatments recalled due to benzene levels

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are asking retailers to pull a small number of acne creams from their store shelves after government testing found they contain slightly elevated levels of a chemical associated with cancer.
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Aches, pains and joy for 40-year-old man savoring his second chance to play college volleyball

Aches, pains and joy for 40-year-old man savoring his second chance to play college volleyball

Damon LaSalle keeps the athletic trainers busy at New Jersey City University. As he gets out of bed, his hamstrings, knees and back give him daily reminders that playing college volleyball can take a toll on the body.
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US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says

US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said Thursday, ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other fin
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Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant

Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen .
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South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aid

South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aid

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Lawmakers in South Africa laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.
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'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region

'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region

MEKELE, Ethiopia (AP) — As a displaced person in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, 76-year-old Haile Tsege is no stranger to hunger.
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