Teddy Rosenbluth

New York

Science Fellow at The New York Times

@nytimes science/health fellow. Before: @newsobserver @LAmag, @smdailypress, @ConMonitorNews, @Report4America, @dailybruin

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Articles

Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Teddy Rosenbluth |Rebecca Robbins

An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications. A federal prosecutor has sent letters to at least three medical journals accusing them of political bias and asking a series of probing questions suggesting that the journals mislead readers, suppress opposing viewpoints and are inappropriately swayed by their funders.
RFK Jr. offers qualified support for measles vaccination

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Teddy Rosenbluth

In a rare sit-down interview with CBS News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, recommended the measles vaccine and said he was “not familiar” with sweeping cuts to state and local public health programs. The conversation was taped shortly after his visit to West Texas, where he attended the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died after contracting measles. A raging outbreak there has sickened more than 500 people and killed two young children.
Kennedy Attends Funeral in Texas of Girl Who Died of Measles

2 weeks ago | myheraldreview.com | Teddy Rosenbluth

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, attended the funeral Sunday of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles amid an outbreak that has burned through the region and called into question his ability to handle a public-health crisis. The child’s death, at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, early Thursday, is the second confirmed fatality from measles in a decade in the United States.
Texas registra segunda morte de criança por sarampo

2 weeks ago | estadao.com.br | Teddy Rosenbluth

A crise do sarampo no oeste do Texas ceifou a vida de mais uma criança, a segunda morte em um surto que tem devastado a região e infectado dezenas de residentes nos Estados vizinhos. A criança, uma menina de 8 anos de idade, morreu na madrugada de quinta-feira, 3, de “insuficiência pulmonar por sarampo” em um hospital em Lubbock, Texas, de acordo com registros obtidos pelo The New York Times. Sua morte é a segunda confirmada por sarampo em uma década nos Estados Unidos.
Reportan en Lubbock segunda muerte infantil por sarampión

2 weeks ago | diario.mx | Teddy Rosenbluth

La crisis del sarampión en el oeste de Texas ha cobrado otra vida, una niña corresponde a la segunda muerte por un brote que se ha extendido en la región e infectado a docenas de residentes en estados fronterizos. La niña, de 8 años, murió el jueves temprano de “insuficiencia pulmonar por sarampión” en un hospital en Lubbock, Texas, según registros obtenidos por The New York Times. Su muerte es la segunda confirmada por sarampión en una década en los Estados Unidos.
A second child dies of measles in Texas

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Teddy Rosenbluth

The measles crisis in West Texas has claimed the life of another child, the second death in an outbreak that has burned through the region and infected dozens of residents in bordering states. The 8-year-old girl died early Thursday of “measles pulmonary failure” at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, according to records obtained by The New York Times. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the United States. The first was an unvaccinated child who died in West Texas in February.
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Teddy Rosenbluth

NowCNN — Republicans are growing anxious about an emerging Texas primary engulfing one of their longest-serving senators, fearful that a hugely expensive intraparty feud will have major ramifications across the map in next year’s midterms. And they want President Donald Trump to stop it. Behind the …
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Teddy Rosenbluth

Measles is one of the most contiguous pathogens. The virus can linger in the air for up to two hours after an infected person has left the room and spreads when a sick person breathes, coughs or sneezes. Within a week or two of being exposed, those who are infected may develop a high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes. Within a few days, a telltale rash breaks out as flat, red spots on the face and then spreads down the neck and torso to the rest of the body.
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas

2 weeks ago | shorturl.at | Teddy Rosenbluth

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its elimination status.
Why Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Teddy Rosenbluth

Measles is no longer considered eliminated if a chain of infections continues for more than twelve months. Public health officials in West Texas have predicted the outbreak will continue for a year. A large measles outbreak that spread through parts of New York State for nearly 12 months nearly cost the country its elimination status in 2019.