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Natalya Maisheva/Getty ImagesWith a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster. -
Jeff Swensen/Getty ImagesDr. Mehmet Oz, nominated to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will sell shares in Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, NIH nominee, will shed stock in Walmart and Nvidia.
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This week's Short Wave news roundup covers harvesting drinking water from fog, what elephant seals reveal about fish populations in the deep ocean, and why there's always room for dessert.
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With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And some adults vaccinated before 1968 may need a booster.
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Life expectancy for men lags five years behind life expectancy for women in the U.S. Some researchers and doctors say greater attention to men's health could bridge the gap.
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The new clinic will be available in Alcona, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Alpena, Cheboygan, Montmorency and Presque Isle counties in order to address the lack of dental care across the region. -
With the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization and rethinking foreign aid, China has an opportunity to play a bigger role — with different goals. -
As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women. -
Firings at the U.S. Forest Service will interrupt land management work that will leave the U.S. more exposed to damaging wildfires, among other impacts, according to employees at the agency.
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The review process for the Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac may be fast-tracked under an emergency order from the Trump administration. -
Aid groups are urging a federal judge to find Trump administration officials in contempt to force them to reopen funding to global programs. USAID says it has a legal right to cancel aid contracts. -
Hurricane, who was a Special Operations Canine for the Secret Service, became the most decorated dog in U.S. history. He died this week at the age of 16.
