Mike Stobbe
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AP medical writer. Author of “Surgeon General’s Warning: How Politics Crippled the Nation’s Doctor”
July was the hottest month ever in the contiguous United States, according to the NOAA.
Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the contiguous United States set a record for its hottest month ever in July.
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apnews.com/article/cong... Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages, disrupting response as deaths top 1,800
Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages, disrupting response as deaths top 1,800
Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are protesting over unpaid wages. They abandoned several health facilities on Thursday, demanding payment.
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apnews.com/article/flu-... New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine
New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NOTUS: Rand Paul’s Fauci Diary Dump Exposed Peoples’ Medical Histories The Republican senator’s office published over 20 individuals’ health information without redaction. www.notus.org/health-scien...
Rand Paul’s Fauci Diary Dump Exposed Peoples’ Medical Histories
The Republican senator’s office published over 20 individuals’ health information without redaction.
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Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the U.S. territory with no relief in sight.
Puerto Rican cities hit with water rationing measures as record dry conditions persist
Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the U.S. territory with no relief in sight.
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The Senate chamber as they vote on nomination of Erica Schwartz for CDC director.
Michigan reports first two deaths associated with this year's multi-state cyclospora outbreak. apnews.com/article/mich...
Michigan reports first 2 US deaths in outbreak of cyclospora
State health officials say two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.
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Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California admitted they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 to screen for projects that ran afoul of the Trump administration’s priorities. apnews.com/article/cali...
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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Re: national cyclosporiasis surge, it turns out Taylor Farms recall applies to 27 states - and bagged lettuce is part of it. apnews.com/article/cycl...
Taylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states over cyclospora risk
Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to the multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people acro...
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Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years.
A child can drown in seconds. Doctors want more families to be prepared
Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years. Child drowning deaths rose from about 750 in 2019 to more than 860 in 2024, the most recent year for which complete data is available.
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apnews.com/article/trum... LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded
988's LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded
The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the virus. apnews.com/article/ebol...
Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine center for US citizens
Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base.
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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak. apnews.com/article/tedr...
WHO chief hails 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
The World Health Organization reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo.
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apnews.com/article/ebol... administration to send Americans exposed to Ebola to a new facility in Kenya
Trump administration to send Americans exposed to Ebola to a new facility in Kenya
A Trump administration official says the administration will send Americans exposed to Ebola to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the United States.
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An AP investigation found that at least 10 detainees have died by suicide since Trump took office in January 2025, a pace that far exceeds the growth in the detainee population, according to a review of ICE data, autopsy reports, coroners’ rulings and police records. apnews.com/article/ice-...
ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an 'alarming' rate, an AP investigation finds
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversigh...
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President Trump is at Walter Reed for his annual exam, putting his health under new scrutiny. What the public finds out is up to him.
Trump is seeing doctors for his annual physical. What the public finds out is up to him
President Donald Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House says are annual preventive medical and dental exams.
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Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned. apnews.com/article/fda-...
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
The Associated Press has learned that officials at the Food and Drug Administration were blindsided by a recent policy change allowing more electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches to hit the U.S. m...
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apnews.com/article/ebol... to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo
What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo
Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday there have been 246 suspected cases a...
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About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year.
US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest decline in decades.
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Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and deceive the system's users into thinking they're getting medical advice from a licensed professional.
Pennsylvania sues AI company, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as licensed doctors
Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and deceive the system’s users into thinking they're getting medical advice from a licensed professional.
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Zambia is accusing the United States of tying a $2 billion deal for critical health assistance to access to the southern African nation’s rich mineral assets, and calling the outgoing U.S. ambassador’s allegations of corruption “mischievous” and “undiplomatic.” apnews.com/article/us-z...
Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals
Zambia accuses the U.S. of linking a $2 billion health assistance deal to access to its rich mineral resources.
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A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization said Sunday. apnews.com/article/hant...
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people, WHO says
The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others.
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BREAKING: A federal appeals court has blocked mailing prescriptions to mifepristone, restricting access to one of the most common means of abortion.
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions to mifepristone.
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McClatchy, the newspaper chain behind publications including The Miami Herald and The Idaho Statesman, has started to use a new A.I. tool that can summarize articles and spit out different versions. Many of its reporters are now withholding their bylines from articles created by the tool.
Reporters at McClatchy Withhold Bylines in A.I. Dispute
Journalists at newspapers like The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee are refusing to let the chain use their names on summarized articles generated by a new A.I. tool.
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The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order as it tries to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child in the United States. apnews.com/article/vacc...
Trump administration appeals court order in effort to cut vaccine recommendations for kids
The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order as it tries to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child in the United States.
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President Donald Trump says he’s nominating Fox News Channel contributor Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump pulls nomination for stalled surgeon general nominee Means and says he'll put forth Saphier
President Donald Trump says he's nominating Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experienc...
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“It has nothing to do with me,” Kennedy said Tuesday of the uptick in measles across the country over the past year. apnews.com/article/rfk-...
Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr’s gauntlet of congressional hearings
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has concluded a marathon of budget hearings with federal lawmakers.
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Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline, a sign the program is working even as it faces long-term funding challenges. apnews.com/article/988-...
988 hotline's launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults
Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline.
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