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Stephanie Innes

@stephanieinnes.bsky.social
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Health care reporter for The Arizona Republic/USA Today Network. Hiker, reader, cyclist. Born and raised in Canada, live in downtown Phoenix, AZ. DMs open. stephanie.innes@usatodayco.com

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The confirmed #measles count in Pennsylvania has topped 1,000. Important to note that confirmed cases make up only a portion of all cases, especially given infections among PA's Amish community probably do not come to public health's attention in many cases. app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrI...
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fiji is experiencing an alarming HIV outbreak at a time when we have more tools than ever to diagnose, treat and prevent HIV. It is a warning that progress against HIV is not self-sustaining and to end the epidemic we cannot become complacent bktitanji.substack.com/p/hiv-is-not...
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HIV Is Not Done With Us
Fiji’s rapidly growing epidemic is a warning about what happens when complacency, vulnerability and retreating resources give the virus an opening
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This piece in the Arizona Republic, by the way, is very good, & offers a much needed (& very calm) perspective on plague from the viewpoint of the U.S. West, where we've been living w/ plague for the past century: www.azcentral.com/story/news/h...
Headline for "What to know in Arizona about human pneumonic plague," Arizona Republic, by @stephanieinnes.bsky.social.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/09/2026
Some states deliver meals to Medicaid patients that address their dietary needs. Evidence shows it aids recovery and saves healthcare costs, but federal budget cuts may lead some states to cancel it. n.pr/4rHem9Z
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Meal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts?
Some states deliver meals to Medicaid patients that address their dietary needs. Evidence shows it aids recovery and saves healthcare costs, but federal budget cuts may lead some states to cancel it.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Phoenix infomercial legend Sam Meranto spent nearly three weeks in a restrictive memory care unit in spite of evidence that he didn't need to be there. It's what can happen in #guardianship cases. www.azcentral.com/story/news/h...
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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In our lawsuit on behalf of @theintercept.com and @freedom.press, 53 former federal prosecutors and agents have said that Trump's selling early access to his Truth Social posts isn't just unconstitutional -- it's likely criminal. www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-fede...
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Ex-federal prosecutors say Trump media company's scheme to sell early access to Truth Social posts is likely criminal
Trump Media & Technology recently launched a Truth Social API data feed, charging $100,000 for "real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts."
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#Arizona's #Medicaid agency is starting an outreach campaign to prevent people from losing their #health insurance once Trump administration changes take effect in 2027 www.azcentral.com/story/news/h...
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Looming Medicaid changes put Arizonans at risk of losing coverage
Some health experts fear federally imposed work requirements and other changes to Medicaid could cause thousands of Arizonans to become uninsured.
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
EDITORIAL: Don't play politics with kids' health: Ladapo's rule removing vaccines from the school mandates risks harming children, and has no benefit: parents who don't want to can already get exemptions. www.yoursun.com/venice/opini...
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EDITORIAL: Don't play politics with kids' health
We’re disgusted with the politics that jeopardize the health of our children.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The #CDC hasn't made any flu shot recommendationsfor the upcoming season. The shots are already available in CVS and Walgreens. What to know and what major medical organizations are saying: www.azcentral.com/story/news/h...
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Updated flu shots are available in Arizona. Should you get one now?
Arizona pharmacies have new, updated flu shots in stock. Here's what medical experts are saying about the 2026-27 shot, who should get one, and when.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... Bluesky Thomas died a violent death following an altercation at an #Arizona psychiatic hospital. The for-profit hospital stonewalled a homicide investigation, new law enforcement reports say @azcentral #acadiahealthcare
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Psych hospital hindered probe of patient death, sheriff's report says
Charges against the sole person arrested for the death of Bluesky Thomas have been dropped, but Thomas' family is not giving up on getting justice.
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Melissa Sanchez @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is an incredibly difficult story to read about children who are sexually abused by kids, and grow up to abuse kids themselves. (And a church where you either forgive or go to hell.) Careful, painstaking work by @jeremykohler.bsky.social and Andy Mannix. I could not stop crying as I read this.
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maryjpitzl.bsky.social @maryjpitzl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘The biggest threat is the president’: election fears in Arizona as Trump sows fresh doubts
Experts warn election denialism could bubble up again in November, despite truce in bitter power struggle
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Reuters @reuters.com · 20/07/2026
The FDA said laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an ‌investigation into an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite and concluded the finding should be considered a false positive reut.rs/3T9VnaY
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FDA says Taylor Farms cyclospora finding was a false positive
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday that laboratory experts ​re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an ‌investigation into an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite and c...
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
People with cancer, AIDS could lose Medicaid. www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
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People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say
Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A Trump special envoy may have influenced ASU president Michael Crow's decision to drop a lawsuit against the owner of the historic downtown Phoenix Emerson House www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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ASU is dropping effort to seize 124-year-old historic Phoenix home
Arizona State University is dropping its eminent domain case to seize a 124-year-old historic home in downtown Phoenix.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Marching against ICE in triple digit heat #downtownphoenix #Phoenix #Arizona
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Arizona State University is suing an elderly home owner and his artist tenant in an effort to condemn an historic downtown #Phoenix home www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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ASU sues owner of 124-year-old downtown Phoenix home it wants to seize
The historic Louis Emerson House in downtown Phoenix is in jeopardy. The Board of Regents and ASU want to seize it to build a new medical school.
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Ann Finkbeiner @annfinkbeiner.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
NYT on the ADA mess. Gift: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/w...
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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The early trajectory of the Ebola outbreak in DRC is alarming. Spread of the disease likely went undetected for months. Fast detection and response are crucial to stop outbreaks.
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
U.S. aid cuts may have delayed detecting this Ebola outbreak www.npr.org/2026/05/21/n...
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U.S. aid cuts may have delayed detecting this Ebola outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in Africa was announced last week, then quickly declared an emergency. It's likely that cuts in U.S. aid contributed to a delay in identifying the outbreak.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 21/05/2026
Congo Ebola outbreak cases are 'top of the iceberg', coalition says reut.rs/4dX0Tpb
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Congo Ebola outbreak cases are 'top of the iceberg', coalition says
A global vaccine coalition official ​said on Thursday that cases so far identified in the Congo Ebola outbreak represent ‌just the top of the iceberg and it may be hard to develop a safe, effective vaccine within a target time of three months.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p... New #Trump nominee to be the next U.S. Surgeon General was once a scared, sad and overwhelmed #pregnant teenager who grew up and trained in #Arizona. What to know.
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Surgeon general nominee was once a teen mom in Arizona
Arizona native Dr. Nicole Saphier did not follow a typical path to becoming a prominent radiologist and U.S. surgeon general nominee.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A Canadian passenger is now presumed positive for hantavirus. The case count from the Dutch cruise outbreak remains at 11 cases, including three fatalities. Read more: ow.ly/L53X50Z1h77 📷: Wikimedia Commons/CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith
Image of hantavirus under a microscope. The image shows circular virus particles clustered around cellular structures.
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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
NEW: Donald Trump is limiting access to student loans for healthcare programs and other critical fields. Americans are already struggling to get essential healthcare due to labor shortages. We must support our essential workers, not price them out of serving their communities. I'm suing.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
So apparently #Phoenix is the top U.S. destination where you are most likely to have a #UFO encounter
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... #vaccines One grandparent lost her twin brother to #polio when he was six years old. Another saw infants and children with severe disabilities from congenital #rubella. A Florida resident witnessed her brother's lifelong struggle with polio.
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These grandparents want to change the conversation about vaccines
Sad and terrifying memories of pre-vaccine life will provide "immunization against false ideas," according to the group Grandparents for Vaccines.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Are young adults with serious mental illness at disproportionate risk for violence against their caregivers? It's a thorny issue but one being debated after the deaths of Peoria residents Scott and Tina Turk: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... #SMI #mentalillness #violence #Arizona
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Peoria man accused of killing parents had history of 'serious mental illness'
A 29-year-old Peoria man with a history of mental health problems is accused of killing his parents for putting him on medication, court records say.
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Anti-SS 🍺 🍻 @antiss.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
@stephanieinnes.bsky.social I am a longtime suscriber to @azcentral.com! And I was so happy to read your Reporting about the new ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine! This is an amazing project and I look forward to success for the Graduates! This is awesome!
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
A 'game-changing' injection that prevents #HIV infection is covered by #Medicaid in #Arizona and available at Prisma Community Care and Spectrum Medical in #Phoenix and at El Rio Community Health Center in #Tucson www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... #yeztugo
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Will a twice-yearly shot stop the rise in new HIV diagnoses in AZ?
HIV is preventable, yet new diagnoses continue in AZ at higher-than-average rates. Could a new, twice-yearly shot called Yeztugo change that?
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Nurul Amin Shah Alam's violent arrest, by police who saw his walking stick as a weapon—and who, like the Border Patrol officers who dumped him, apparently made no attempt to reckon with his disability or his mental state—set off events that ended in his death. www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...
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Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Blind Rohingya refugee dumped by CBP, dies in cold
"They just left him."
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed in northern elephant seals on the California coast. Just a few years ago, the virus decimated southern elephant seal populations in South America. @susrust.bsky.social www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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Deadly bird flu found in California elephant seals for the first time
Researchers at UC Davis say news they've dreaded since 2023 has come to pass: California's elephant seals have been infected with H5N1 bird flu.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
#Tucson community members are leaving a growing collection of flowers in front of of Nancy Guthrie’s home, hoping for her safe return #nancyguthriekidnapping
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Very excited about this new @knightcolumbia.org project, both because it gives us the chance to look beyond the current democratic crisis and because so many super people have already agreed to participate. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...
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New Knight Institute Initiative to Focus on “Reconstructing Free Expression” After Trump
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Citing addiction concerns, #Arizona may crack down on #kratom products www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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What is kratom? Arizona may crack down because of addiction concerns
Kratom products touting pain relief, energy and a mood boost are easy to buy in Arizona, but some consumers say they're getting hooked.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Why there's still hope that Nancy Guthrie is alive #FBI #Tucson #Guthrie www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Nancy Guthrie is in fragile health. Why there's hope she's still alive
Older adults are often associated with frailty and weakness, but their years of living provide resilience to endure crises and trauma, experts say.
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Measles Is Causing Brain Swelling in Children in South Carolina In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis. www.wired.com/story/measle...
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Measles Is Causing Brain Swelling in Children in South Carolina
In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis.
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Matthew Reichbach @fbihop.com · 04/02/2026
New Mexico health officials say the death of a newborn child due to listeria is likely because the mother drank unpasteurized (or "raw") milk while she was pregnant.
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Raw milk likely cause of infant’s death, health officials say
New Mexico Department of Health said the baby had a listeria infection
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 05/02/2026
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I don't know what it is about idiots who buy newspapers without understanding why they exist or what their business is, but I think gutting books coverage is some kind of canary in the coalmine. These jackasses don't read books, so they assume no one else does either.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 04/02/2026
US FDA classifies Abbott's glucose sensor recall as most serious after seven deaths reut.rs/4bBdo9f
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US FDA classifies Abbott's glucose sensor recall as most serious after seven deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified Abbott's recall of certain glucose monitoring sensors as the most serious after reports tied the devices to seven deaths.
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 04/02/2026
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Trump administration officials blocked FDA effort to fast-track review of psychedelic treatment. Decision suggests possible discord on new class of therapies. www.statnews.com/2026/02/04/p... via @statnews.com
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Trump administration officials blocked FDA effort to fast-track review of psychedelic treatment
Trump administration officials vetoed the FDA's plan to fast-track the review of a psychedelic treatment for severe depression, STAT has learned.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
So many things to say about the terrible things at WaPo today, but my thoughts are also with freelancers who wrote for the books section, which is being shuttered. Freelance opportunities to write about culture (including books) have been decimated over the years.
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I can't wait to watch the #Olympics!!
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... Nancy Guthrie's #pacemaker will still work even if it's not syncing to her phone or smartwatch but it can't send data to the clinic monitoring it. #FBI #missing #Tucson #NancyGuthrie
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Nancy Guthrie pacemaker: Does she have one and could it help find her?
Unconfirmed media reports say Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker stopped syncing with her Apple devices. Here's what that means.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr. @reycjraz.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Measles confirmed in ICE detainees in Arizona and Texas. What to know www.azcentral.com/story/news/p... By @stephanieinnes.bsky.social
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Measles confirmed in ICE detainees in Arizona and Texas. What to know
Two confirmed measles infections are in a Texas facility in addition to at least one case in Arizona.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/01/2026
Federal agents in Minneapolis wrestled Alex Pretti to the ground and secured the handgun he was carrying moments before shooting him multiple times, according to a Washington Post analysis of video footage. Read more: wapo.st/4qGOx8M
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
#Measles is spreading in metro #Phoenix www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Phoenix-area big box shoppers and gym-goers exposed to measles
The number of measles cases is growing in metro Phoenix. Here's what to know.
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Rachel Leingang @rachelleingang.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Help me do my job: I cover democracy issues and misinformation and other politics stuff for The Guardian. I love story tips/leads/ideas. You can find me on Signal at rachelleingang.241. My work can be found here: www.theguardian.com/profile/rach...
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Rachel Leingang | The Guardian
<p>Rachel Leingang is a democracy reporter focused on misinformation for Guardian US. She is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota<br></p>
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Stephanie Innes @stephanieinnes.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
#Arizona's state health department and the largest pediatricians' group in the state are ignoring the federal government's new childhood #vaccine schedule: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Will changes to federal vaccine schedule affect Arizona? What to know
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is disrupting health care in the United States, and vaccines are one of his key targets. Here's what families need to know.
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