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I've always been very open about being a big fan of vaccines. Not because of politics or blind faith, but because the evidence - accumulated over decades - overwhelmingly shows their benefits.

Study finds that falling global aid support to low- and middle-income countries risks decades of health gains, with children likely to bear the brunt.

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Public health officials in Orange and Los Angeles counties have confirmed a person infected with measles visited Disneyland ...