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As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases

Physician's Weekly

happen in Puerto Rico, which saw a sharp increase in 2024 , triggering a local public health emergency. They are now found in 25 counties and more than 400 cities and unincorporated communities, mostly in Southern California and the Central Valley. Dengue presents a challenge to the many primary care doctors who have never seen it.

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Not Only Harvard. RFK Jr.’s Slashed Science Funding Cuts Across States That Backed Trump

Physicians News Digest

including in most states that backed President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Those changes — plus the firing of 1,200 agency employees as part of mass layoffs across the government — are alarming scientists and NIH workers, who warn that they will undermine progress in combating diseases and other threats to the nation’s public health.