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SPREADING

Explosive Diarrhea Virus Expands to 9 States

Nearly 2,000 confirmed cases are linked to contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants.

Tomas Thor

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SEA SICK

Cruise Ship Rocked by Mass Illness With 100 Passengers Sick

The Ruby Princess returned to San Francisco on Thursday as scheduled.

Wiktoria Gucia

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
MIA

‘Checked Out’ RFK Jr. Missing as Agency Spirals

“Thank you for putting up with my dysfunctional self,” Kennedy told staff.

Wiktoria Gucia

Kennedy
SIDE STEPPED

RFK Jr. Admits Trump Undermined and Ignored Him on Key Pick

The president circumvented his health chief in his nomination for the embattled CDC.

Annabella Rosciglione

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CLEANUP ON AISLE TRUMP

Monumental Sign Trump Is Running Scared: Political Guru

The president made a telling move during his nightmare week, one political analyst says.

Erkki Forster

Illustration of fleas that can cause typhus
PS/

Grim ‘Victorian Disease’ Makes an Alarming Comeback

It can hospitalize up to 90 percent of those who catch it.

Tamilore Oshikanlu

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kennedy is testifying before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on the Department of Health and Human Services' proposed 2026 fiscal year budget. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
STAFF TURMOIL

RFK Jr. Mysteriously Loses Another Top CDC Official

It is the second major resignation this month.

Wiktoria Gucia

A pregnant woman touching her belly
GOING SOLO

Single Moms Over 40 Double as Solo Births Rise in U.S.

More unmarried women in their 40s are opting to have kids, according to federal data.

Isabel van Brugen

Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham.
QUACK ATTACK

RFK Jr.’s CDC Gives Top Job to Doctor Who Slammed Vaccines

Critics have blasted Dr. Ralph Abraham for pushing bogus treatments during the pandemic and halting Louisiana’s vaccination campaign.

Will Neal

Donald Trump, RFK Jr.
CTRL+Z

CDC Scrambling After Accidentally Firing Its Top Scientists

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

Catherine Bouris

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 04: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony on President Trump's 2026 health care agenda. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
GET READY!

RFK Jr. ‘Flying Blind’ With ‘Rookie’ Vaccine Adviser

The warning came from three former CDC officials who recently quit in disgust.

Farrah Tomazin

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