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CDC data shows kindergarten MMR vaccination rates fell again in 2025-26 as U.S. measles cases surpassed last year's total.

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The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is on track to become the deadliest on record. Why is controlling the virus a major challenge? Are ...

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