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Tuesday, 15 September, 2026
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Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein

Articles by Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein

Infant died of measles in Pennsylvania, coroner confirms - The Washington Post

Health September 5, 2026

A local coroner has said that an infant from the Amish community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has died of measles. County coroner Stephen Diamantoni shared the finding Friday after state offic�...

The CDC hasn’t added 2 deaths to its measles database. Here’s why. - The Washington Post

Health September 2, 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is excluding two deaths reported by Pennsylvania from its weekly updates of a national measles death tally, a decision that came from new CDC director E�...

CDC expands largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states - The Washington Post

Business August 5, 2026

Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina have joined the outbreak tied to lettuce from Mexico, said a person familiar with the investigation. August 4, 2026 at 4:13 p.m. �...

CDC, FDA link Taco Bell lettuce supplier to multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak - The Washington Post

Business July 18, 2026

Federal health officials said Thursday that a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has sickened thousands of people has been linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants i�...

Lettuce supplier identified as potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak - The Washington Post

Business July 17, 2026

Investigators have identified shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by Taylor Farms as a potential source of contamination in the outbreak of a parasitic illness that has sickene�...

FDA halts publication of studies on covid, shingles vaccines - The Washington Post

Health May 7, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration stopped publication of studies about the safety of vaccines to protect against covid-19 and shingles in recent months, a spokesman for the Health and Human Services D�...

Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors - The Washington Post

Health December 21, 2025

The Trump administration plans to shift the federal government away from directly recommending most vaccines for children and suggest they receive fewer shots to more closely align with Denmarks immu�...