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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. South Carolina’s huge measles outbreak has slowed significantly in recent weeks, raising hopes among health ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. While reporting a recent story on the surge in older adults seeking measles immunity tests, I kept coming ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. Measles was surging in West Texas as Nancy Churnin eagerly awaited the birth of two grandchildren. She was sure ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Since a surge of tuberculosis in the 1990s, New York City has made significant progress in controlling the ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. Baby formula linked to a nationwide outbreak of infant botulism was distributed to programs serving homeless ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. Case #1 in what would become the largest U.S. measles outbreak in decades was a parent in South Carolina’s ...

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. For the first time since South Carolina’s record-breaking measles outbreak began last fall, the state has gone ...