Even as measles cases rise, doctors still struggle to diagnose it

Symptoms of measles, a virus that attacks the lungs and airways, can include fever, cough, a blotchy rash, and red, watery ...

Winter's Silent Killer: College Student Dies From Carbon Monoxide While Charging Phone In Car

The death of a Rhode Island college student during Winter Storm Hernando is a tragic reminder of this silent and deadly ...

What to know about the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning after college student’s death

A Rhode Island college football player died from carbon monoxide poisoning after he tried to charge his phone in his car during a massive snow storm in a power outage. First responders found ...

Campus vaccine strategies put to test by rising measles cases

The U.S. officially eliminated measles in 2000 but is at risk of losing its status after substantial outbreaks last year and so far this year.
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CDC Isn’t Answering the Phone. New York State’s Health Commissioner on What States Can Do to Fill the Gap.

The turmoil the Trump administration has brought to the federal public health bureaucracy is creating big worries for state health departments, which rely on the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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With new cuts at CDC, some fear there’s ‘nobody to answer the phone’

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff and supporters protested cuts to the agency outside its headquarters in August. Over this past weekend, hundreds more employees were fired. (Dustin ...
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With new cuts at CDC, some fear there's 'nobody to answer the phone'

Updated October 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM EDT Around 600 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were cut over the long weekend, as part of a wider push by the Trump Administration to ...