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The CDC faces simultaneous outbreaks, with 5,000+ cyclospora cases in Michigan and measles cases surpassing 2025 totals, risking the U.S.'s measles-free status by November. New Director Erica Schwartz must navigate ongoing budget cuts and political interference that have stalled vaccine studies and reduced staff capacity.

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There are already more U.S. measles cases this year than in all of 2025

FDA Food Safety Cuts Hit as Cyclospora Outbreaks Surge

GLP-1s Cost-Effective But Blow Past Insurer Budget Caps

U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite

Kaufman health nominee vote delayed over vaccine views

CDC cuts leave US less prepared for disease outbreaks, former officials warn

FDA pins cyclospora on Taylor Farms despite false test

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Medicare Proposes 19% Pay Bump for Quit-Smoking Counseling

CDC: Taco Bell Lettuce Source of Cyclospora Outbreak

Iceberg lettuce served at some Taco Bell restaurants linked to U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak, Washington Post reports

CDC Nominee Schwartz Won't Say If She'd Stand Up to Kennedy

Cassidy grills Trump pandemic nominee over vaccine posts

Opinion: Why we still don’t know what foods are the source of the cyclospora outbreak

Trump Taps Pro-Vaccine Schwartz for CDC Director

Martha Lillard, last U.S. polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases

Experts: Fitness Test Revival Won't Fix Sedentary Kids

HHS Official's Vaccine Study Critique Rebuffed by CDC Panel

Opinion: Teens are turning to chatbots for mental health help. We need rules to keep them safe

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