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Senate confirms RFK Jr. as HHS secretary
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next HHS secretary.
CDC resumes publishing top scientific journal

The CDC on Thursday published its famed Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for the first time since the Trump administration ordered the nation’s various health agencies to freeze public communications.
Senators vote on party lines to advance RFK Jr. nomination for HHS secretary

Senators voted on party lines Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next U.S. health secretary.
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Removal of online health resources ‘dangerous’ to public health, experts say

The CDC’s removal of online resources related to HIV, STIs and other health topics following a Trump administration order to scrub references related to “gender ideology” has alarmed experts, who say it threatens public health.
Senators grill RFK Jr. in HHS confirmation hearing

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his views on vaccines, abortion and other health-related matters in a frequently contentious hearing Wednesday to assess his nomination to be the next U.S. health secretary.
RFK Jr. hearing kicks off test of Trump’s health nominees

On Wednesday, the Senate will hold the first of two scheduled hearings to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s health care apparatus as HHS secretary.
Dimorphic fungal infections spread beyond historic geographic areas

Maps of histoplasmosis, blastomycosis and coccidiomycosis may underestimate the areas of endemicity for these infections because researchers have found diagnoses outside their historically defined regions in the United States.
Hooked on ID with Lyle R. Petersen, MD, MPH, FASTMH

I became hooked on ID during my parasitology module in medical school.
Trump signs order withdrawing US from WHO, ‘endangering health everywhere’

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from WHO, complaining that the agency has unfairly demanded too much in funding.
Source of ‘unusual’ paper mill blastomycosis outbreak undetermined

The largest documented outbreak of blastomycosis in the United States was reported at a paper mill in Michigan in 2022-2023. However, researchers were unable to identify the source of Blastomyces exposure, according to a MMWR report.
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Veterinarians had undetected bird flu infections, but such cases are rare, CDC says
February 19, 20252 min read -
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Semaglutide may raise risk for form of optic neuropathy in adults with type 2 diabetes
February 20, 20253 min read -
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CDC disease detectives ‘remain in their positions,’ agency says
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