CDC staff received an email this week telling them to avoid using more than a dozen terms or words -- including "health equity," "race," "bias," and "disparity" -- in their annual performance evaluations; HHS insisted there was no list of banned words at the agency. ( New York Times)

At least 124 cases of measles have been reported in Texas since late January — marking the largest outbreak in the state in close to 30 years. The dozens of reported cases have mostly affected children,

Health officials in two US states are tracking measles outbreaks as cases rise to nearly 100 people. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Friday that it was aware of 90 cases diagnosed in the last month in the South Plains area,