Vaccines were once so uncontroversial that McDonald’s restaurants put the childhood immunization schedule on their tray liners. Now, as the U.S. government sows doubt, preventable diseases could come roaring back. propublica.org/article/rfk-jr…

The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

Russia eased vaccination standards when diphtheria seemed beaten. 157,000 infections. 5,000 dead. Japan dropped mandates after a trust collapse. Rubella came back. Babies born blind and deaf. Nigeria boycotted polio shots. The virus paralyzed 2,500 children and spread to 20

Democrats appear tied or ahead in Maine and North Carolina, where the likely Democratic nominees hold clear leads, as well as Ohio and Alaska. And Republicans could be in danger in Iowa and Texas. nytimes.com/2026/04/20/ups…

Billion-dollar tech platforms are pushing to deregulate the “Uber for nursing” industry to expand gig work in healthcare. A report warns that growing use of the technology comes at the expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay. @ncnewsline theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a…

CDC: More than half of female homicide victims in the US are killed by a man they know, be it their husband, boyfriend or the father of their children. FBI: On average, more than 2,500 people died in #domesticviolence incidents between 2020 and 2024. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a…

To help fund his military increase, Trump is seeking a 10% cut in discretionary domestic spending, chopping such popular programs as medical research, job training, home heating assistance, environmental protection and disaster relief after hurricanes theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

NOT FUN FACT—half of all U.S. war casualties during WWI were due to influenza. Today—Trump’s War Secretary remove the flu vaccine requirement for all U.S. military. Plus, bragging about this to all enemies is just absolute idiocy.

I’ve heard the Sec say this before and it’s still extraordinarily offensive. Maybe it’s just that he’s never worked in a healthcare environment, never come into a hospital in the middle of the night during a snowstorm to take care of a stranger, or never seen a team of ICU nurses

House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate leader Phil Berger said legislative leaders have reached a deal to provide $319 million more in #Medicaid funding to finish out the fiscal year that ends in June. #ncga newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

#RFK refused to commit to supporting the #vaccine recommendations of Trump’s nominee to lead the #CDC. The nominee, Dr. Erica Schwartz, has publicly supported immunizations and drawn applause from mainstream #publichealth leaders. @uncpublichealth nytimes.com/live/2026/04/2…

"An estimated 400 million people in the world have suffered from long COVID since the pandemic began" "Long COVID has a health system and economic impact that is similar to stroke or multiple sclerosis, but has not sparked the same response" Source: archive.md/JWmlM

WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We illustrated their findings. Read more: propub.li/4cBGdRE

SCOOP: A report showing the effectiveness of the covid-19 vaccine that was previously delayed by the head of the CDC has now been blocked from being published in the agency’s flagship scientific journal, per sources. My latest. washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04…

From today’s Asheville Citizen-Times: “With total damages in the region estimated at around $60 billion, the federal government, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Congress, has only sent roughly $7 billion to the state for Helene Recovery.” Under the

Critics say Trump could have avoided a costly war had he left the 2015 agreement (JCPOA) in place. They also warn that Trump may wind up accepting terms little better than the ones Mr. Obama secured more than a decade ago. nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/…

New Drugs for #Pancreatic #Cancer Show Remarkable Promise for Deadly Disease. Results from two early-stage trials offer new hope for a cancer that kills around seven in eight patients within five years wsj.com/health/healthc…

Republicans have accused the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for investigating hate groups, of unfairly targeting conservative and Christian organizations. #SPLC nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/…

With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-…