teams unable to deploy following USAID shutdown, sources say

Despite court orders, Trump administration freezes numerous funds Despite recent court rulings calling for an end to the Trump administration’s sweeping pause on federal grants, numerous recipients are not getting their promised cash from the governmen… aneklason The Hill

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The administration is still not forking over money for congressionally funded programs ranging from electric vehicle charging to abandoned mine cleanup to wildfire mitigation.

An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients | CNN The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic. Brenda Goodman, Neha Mukherjee CNN

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On top of the flu infection itself, doctors say they’re seeing large numbers of patients with some of its most devastating complications.

Survey shows nurses around the world suffered high levels of pandemic stress Most notably, nurses cited loss as the most consistent challenge in the pandemic era. Notably, 20% of nurses surveyed suffered the loss of a family member, 35% lost a friend, and 34% a coworker to COVID-19. CIDRAP

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CDC finds evidence that bird flu spread silently to veterinarians, suggesting undercount of cases A new study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians, echoing two smaller studies that detected evidence of infection in previously undiagnosed farmworkers. PBS News

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

Do you need a measles booster? Here’s what experts say | CNN Measles cases are popping up across the country, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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