Hundreds across the country are attending town halls to make their opinions heard on the ongoing cuts to the federal workforce by the Trump administration. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., joins Alex Witt to discuss these public forums and cuts to the federal scientific agencies.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is having a huge impact on cervical cancer prevention among young women, a U.S. government report published Thursday suggests. Why it matters: The CDC report shows that rates of precancerous lesions among women aged 20-24 screened for cervical cancer dropped by about 80% from 2008 to 2022.

The CDC said the last confirmed measles death in the United States was in 2015, before this latest outbreak killed an unvaccinated child in Texas.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., says the CDC has sent vaccines to Texas, but emphasizes using vitamin A to treat the disease -- worrying infectious disease doctors.

It's a sign that HHS and the Trump administration are starting to prioritize the response after Kennedy downplayed the threat last week.

A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 cases, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is now on the ground in that state to respond.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upheld the role of vaccines in offering protection against measles after an unvaccinated child succumbed to the infection earlier this

The United States is facing one of its most significant measles outbreaks in recent decades, with Texas emerging as the focal point of the crisis. Health authorities have confirmed that the state has recorded 159 cases since late January,

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