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CDC report finds HPV vaccine is preventing U.S. women from getting cervical cancer, adding to evidence

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

From 2008 to 2022, rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80 percent among 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer.

A different version of bird flu detected in dairy cows in Nevada

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in herds since last year.

WATCH: Sen. Warnock presses RFK Jr. on past statements likening CDC to 'Nazi death camp'

By Gabrielle Hays

During a confirmation hearing for Kennedy, President Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary, Warnock raised previous statements from Kennedy that likened the CDC to a Nazi death camp and child vaccination programs to abuse in the Catholic Church.

CDC memo orders public health officials to stop working with WHO immediately

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await…

Louisiana patient is the first to die of bird flu in the U.S., health officials say

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Louisiana officials say they are not aware of any other cases in their state, and U.S. officials have said they do not have any evidence that the virus is spreading from person to person.

Bird flu virus likely mutated within Louisiana patient who became severely ill, CDC says

By Laura Ungar, Associated Press

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.

First severe bird flu case in U.S. reported in Louisiana, according to health officials

By Mike Stobbe, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.

Trump names a Fox News personality, a COVID mandate critic and an anti-vaccine doctor to key public health roles

By Matthew Perrone, Amanda Seitz, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the nation's next surgeon general, Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, and doctor and former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

What Trump's latest picks mean for the future of U.S. public health policy

By Laura Barrón-López, Harry Zahn, Claire Mufson

Trump has made his picks for key public health roles in his administration, nominating family medicine doctor and Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the next surgeon general, Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Marty Makary to lead the FDA,…

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First case of bird flu infection in a U.S. child confirmed in California, officials say

By Mike Stobbe, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

The infection brings the reported number of U.S. bird flu cases this year to 55, including 29 in California, the CDC said. Most were farmworkers who tested positive with mild symptoms.