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Erika Edwards

Charlotte, Yale University

Health and Medical Reporter at NBC News

health and medical reporter, NBC News.

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  • Autism rates have risen to 1 in 31 school-aged kids, CDC reports

    1 week ago | msn.com | Erika Edwards

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  • Autism rates rise to one in 31 children in the U.S., CDC reports

    1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Erika Edwards

    One in 31 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by their eighth birthday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. The finding, based on an analysis of medical records from 2022, reflects a dramatic rise in autism over the past two decades. Previous CDC reports showed that 1 in 54 8-year-olds had been diagnosed with autism in 2016. In 2000, it was 1 in 150.

  • A second child has died in the Texas measles outbreak

    2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Erika Edwards

    Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday night, though the exact cause of death is under investigation. This would be the second pediatric death amid a fast-growing outbreak that’s infected nearly 500 people in Texas alone since January. An adult in New Mexico is also suspected of dying from measles. HHS Secretary Robert F.

  • Health Secretary Kennedy arrives in Texas after second child has died in the measles outbreak

    2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Erika Edwards

    Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday. The school-age girl was recently diagnosed with the viral disease and died at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, the hospital said in a statement Sunday morning. "The child was receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized," the statement said.

  • Texas measles outbreak nears 500 cases as virus spreads among day care kids

    2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Erika Edwards

    Six young children at a Lubbock, Texas, day care center have tested positive for measles — a dreaded scenario with the potential to accelerate an already out-of-control outbreak that has spread to at least two other states. More than a dozen other states and Washington, D.C. are dealing with cases of measles unrelated to Texas. On Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said the toll rose to 481 confirmed cases, a 14% jump over last week.

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Erika Edwards
Erika Edwards @erikaedwardsnbc
14 Mar 25

Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital https://t.co/1uxqnjVhGr via @nbcnews

Erika Edwards
Erika Edwards @erikaedwardsnbc
15 Feb 25

Measles is spreading fast and furious in rural west Texas, where an ever-growing number of kids aren't being vaccinated. My story from Gaines County: https://t.co/y8t231Ie2N via @nbcnews

Erika Edwards
Erika Edwards @erikaedwardsnbc
25 Jan 25

Flu is rising nationwide, CDC reports, with spikes in ER visits https://t.co/Z8nJONNNSy via @nbcnews