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Since Friday, measles cases have soared beyond 100 in West Texas.
124 cases, with 15 hospitalizations, mainly in children & teens. All but 5 people with measles were unvaccinated. An unknown number of cases are below the radar.
124 cases, with 15 hospitalizations, mainly in children & teens. All but 5 people with measles were unvaccinated. An unknown number of cases are below the radar.
🚨Texas measles outbreak nears 100 cases, w/16 hospitalizations. Officials suspect it's spilled just across the border to New Mexico.
Low vax rates+undetected infections mean it will grow.
“This is going to get a lot worse before it gets better”
My latest kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Low vax rates+undetected infections mean it will grow.
“This is going to get a lot worse before it gets better”
My latest kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread - KFF Health News
Health officials expect a measles outbreak in West Texas to exceed 100 cases because of low vaccination rates and undetected infections. Vaccine misinformation and new laws may make such situations mo...
kffhealthnews.org
February 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Since Friday, measles cases have soared beyond 100 in West Texas.
124 cases, with 15 hospitalizations, mainly in children & teens. All but 5 people with measles were unvaccinated. An unknown number of cases are below the radar.
124 cases, with 15 hospitalizations, mainly in children & teens. All but 5 people with measles were unvaccinated. An unknown number of cases are below the radar.
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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
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Opinion: Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
"politics made distrust for scientists the collateral damage of the half-century-long attack on regulation."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
"politics made distrust for scientists the collateral damage of the half-century-long attack on regulation."
The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists
Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science
www.scientificamerican.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Opinion: Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
"politics made distrust for scientists the collateral damage of the half-century-long attack on regulation."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
"politics made distrust for scientists the collateral damage of the half-century-long attack on regulation."