The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public health good.
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Under the leadership of secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services has cut billions of dollars needed to modernize state programs for childhood immunization.
The veto by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, pushed back on a growing campaign against the mineral, which has been used for decades to prevent cavities.
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava at a news conference last year.
Mother-to-child H.I.V. transmission takes an enormous toll in low-income countries. The Trump administration has laid off the officials who worked to solve the problem.
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A clinic in Johannesburg closed after President Trumpโs executive order halting foreign aid.
The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public health good.
ยฉ Niki Chan Wylie for The New York Times
Under the leadership of secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services has cut billions of dollars needed to modernize state programs for childhood immunization.
A new superintendent is trying to improve Houstonโs public schools through strictly structured teaching. The district says itโs working. Many educators and parents hate it.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made disputed claims before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
More than 300 homeless African immigrants are camping out in the Gaรฎtรฉ Lyrique, waiting for officials to rule on whether they are minors and eligible for benefits like housing.
Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls in a stabbing spree at a dance class, was obsessed with violence but had no known ideology. His case has led to calls for a rethink of counterterror strategy.
A beloved illustrator died in the middle of a project. His son, who had been drifting away from art for years, was given the chance to finish the work.
In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West.
Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.
Carol Acosta, known to her fans as โKilladamente,โ transformed herself into a social media influencer with a message of self-love. The Dominican American star died last week at the age of 27.