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Pennsylvania warns of congenital measles risk as cases rise

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story  Pennsylvania warns of congenital measles risk as cases rise Pennsylvania officials warned doctors this week about an increase in congenital measles as the state continues to battle the worst outbreak in the disease it has seen in decades.  © Matt…

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Poll: Most Americans confident in safety of routine childhood vaccines

Most adults remain confident in the safety of long-standing childhood vaccines, though people’s views of the COVID-19 vaccine are heavily polarized, according to a new poll from health research organization KFF.   More than 80 percent of American respondents said they’re “very” or “somewhat” confident that the polio vaccine and the measles, mumps and rubella…

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Pennsylvania warns doctors about rising rates of rare congenital measles

The Pennsylvania health department issued a warning to doctors Monday about an increase in measles cases during pregnancy, along with rising concern about congenital measles, a disease rarely seen in the U.S.  The department’s alert said congenital measles — a measles infection in a newborn contracted from the mother — was identified “for the first…

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Trump administration launches national kidney care plan

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story  Trump launches national kidney care plan The Trump administration launched the Kidney Care National Plan Tuesday, aiming to improve structural kidney care deficiencies the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department says lead to higher costs and lower quality. © Rich Pedroncelli,…

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