Mike Stobbe
@MikeStobbe
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AP medical writer / author of the book Surgeon General's Warning: How Politics Crippled the Nation's Doctor https://t.co/rMyzSRzKRY…
Joined March 2009
Ethiopia on Friday confirmed its first Marburg outbreak after nine cases were identified in a southern region of the country that borders South Sudan.
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Ethiopia has confirmed its first Marburg outbreak after nine cases were identified in the southern region of the country that borders South Sudan.
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Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor
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A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor.
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Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown
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A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown. U.S.
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A wave of anti-science bills have been introduced in statehouses across America this year. An AP investigation found more than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections such as vaccines, milk safety and fluoride in most states. https://t.co/3RHlz2CopF
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Government shutdown means many CDC experts are skipping a pivotal meeting on infectious disease
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An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts can’t participate.
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Officials say one of the “most significant” airlifts in Alaska history is underway following a devastating typhoon. Hundreds of people — and now their dogs, too — are being evacuated from coastal towns devastated by last weekend's storm.
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California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low
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Investigators suspect that two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus.
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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”
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Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
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Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance. They say the group will coordinate issues across state lines and share data and information about threats,...
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New York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
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New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years.
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BREAKING: A new California law aims to stabilize insurance for people who can't get private coverage.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to prevent the state’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage from running out of money.
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Six former surgeons general: "Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored."
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We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families
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Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks.
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Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns
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New government data shows another decline in sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults, but also a continued rise in syphilis in newborns.
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Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism
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Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
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West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings
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Health officials say West Nile virus infections are intense this year, with 40% more cases than usual. More than 770 cases have been reported as of early September.
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Congo has announced a new Ebola outbreak. Here's what to know
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Congo's authorities have announced a new Ebola outbreak that has killed more than a dozen people in a southern province.
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For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road. What was once a simple process has become “a whole different beast this year,” one patient said.
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The debut of updated COVID-19 vaccines has gotten off to a clunky start in many states. Limits on who can get the shots and prescription requirements are confusing customers and leaving some worried...
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Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say
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Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates that have been a cornerstone of public health policy for decades in keeping schoolchildren and citizens safe from infectious...
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With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost work
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The CDC is in turmoil, with outside groups stepping in to handle work once done by the agency. The upheaval follows Health Secretary Robert F.
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