A History of the World in Six Plagues" explores the racial and class inequalities linking infectious disease epidemics.

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A plan to announce the agency's new risk assessment stressed the need for MMR vaccinations. Last week, it was scrapped.

The federal agency supports everything from climate science to emergency preparedness. Cuts to funding and staff could hinder ...