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Yesterday — 5 April 2025Main stream

Why Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal

5 April 2025 at 17:01
Recent Trump administration actions are setting the stage for a measles resurgence, experts fear.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

A sign in Seminole, Texas, in February. The current measles outbreak that began in West Texas shows no signs of slowing.
Before yesterdayMain stream

FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety

4 April 2025 at 03:11
Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic drug approvals were also dismissed.

© Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press

Heirloom tomatoes imported from Canada, left, and avocados imported from Mexico in a Pittsburgh market last month. Inspections and testing of imported foods could be affected by the F.D.A. layoffs.
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