Mike Stobbe
@mikestobbe.bsky.social
AP medical writer. Author of “Surgeon General’s Warning: How Politics Crippled the Nation’s Doctor”
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The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show
The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
Confirmed that Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — who moved to end vaccination promotion work in that state — has been picked to be CDC's Principal Deputy Director.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Confirmed that Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — who moved to end vaccination promotion work in that state — has been picked to be CDC's Principal Deputy Director.
ICYMI: Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, public health and some other fields face tighter federal student loan limits under the plan because it doesn’t consider them professional programs. apnews.com/article/nurs...
Trump administration plan to reduce access to some student loans angers nurses, health care groups
A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are pushing back against a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ICYMI: Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, public health and some other fields face tighter federal student loan limits under the plan because it doesn’t consider them professional programs. apnews.com/article/nurs...
A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low. apnews.com/article/bird...
Washington state resident believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu
A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials say the risk to the public is low.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low. apnews.com/article/bird...
Flu activity is low but worries about a new flu variant and vaccination rates. apnews.com/article/flu-...
Flu activity is low, but experts worry about a new strain and vaccination rates
The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s not clear if it will be as bad as last winter’s. But some health experts are worried about a new type of flu virus and flagging vaccination efforts.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Flu activity is low but worries about a new flu variant and vaccination rates. apnews.com/article/flu-...
Six babies in California who consumed ByHeart formula were treated for botulism between November 2024 and June 2025, up to nine months before the outbreak that has sickened at least 31 babies in 15 states. apnews.com/article/byhe...
Babies who drank ByHeart formula got sick months before botulism outbreak, parents say
At least five families say their babies were treated for infant botulism after consuming ByHeart formula months before a current outbreak was detected.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Six babies in California who consumed ByHeart formula were treated for botulism between November 2024 and June 2025, up to nine months before the outbreak that has sickened at least 31 babies in 15 states. apnews.com/article/byhe...
Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention injection hailed by global health officials as a game-changer in the fight against a virus that has killed many millions of across Africa. apnews.com/article/afri...
Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot
Eswatini has become the first African country to receive lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection that global health officials call a game-changer.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention injection hailed by global health officials as a game-changer in the fight against a virus that has killed many millions of across Africa. apnews.com/article/afri...
Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor apnews.com/article/case...
Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor
A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor apnews.com/article/case...
Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown apnews.com/article/shut...
Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown
A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown. U.S.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown apnews.com/article/shut...
California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low apnews.com/article/mpox...
California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low
Investigators suspect that two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low apnews.com/article/mpox...
apnews.com/article/pent... turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
apnews.com/article/pent... turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown apnews.com/article/gove...
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”
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October 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown apnews.com/article/gove...
Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration apnews.com/article/gove...
Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance. They say the group will coordinate issues across state lines and share data and information about threats, guid...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration apnews.com/article/gove...
apnews.com/article/chik... York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
New York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
apnews.com/article/chik... York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
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RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
Six former surgeons general: "Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored." wapo.st/3VTALll
Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
wapo.st
October 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Six former surgeons general: "Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored." wapo.st/3VTALll
Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families apnews.com/article/wic-...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families apnews.com/article/wic-...
Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns apnews.com/article/cdc-...
Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns
New government data shows another decline in sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults, but also a continued rise in syphilis in newborns.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns apnews.com/article/cdc-...
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Nightmare #bacteria incidences are increasing in the United States ...
| #microbes | #drugresistance | #AMR | #infections | #pathogens | By @mikestobbe.bsky.social via @apnews.com
| #microbes | #drugresistance | #AMR | #infections | #pathogens | By @mikestobbe.bsky.social via @apnews.com
'Nightmare bacteria' cases are increasing in the US
Government scientists say infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” have been increasing dramatically.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Nightmare #bacteria incidences are increasing in the United States ...
| #microbes | #drugresistance | #AMR | #infections | #pathogens | By @mikestobbe.bsky.social via @apnews.com
| #microbes | #drugresistance | #AMR | #infections | #pathogens | By @mikestobbe.bsky.social via @apnews.com
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Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism
Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
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The governors of Arizona and Maine have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.
States are taking steps to ease access to COVD-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation
The governors of Arizona and Maine have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.
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September 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The governors of Arizona and Maine have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.
Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism apnews.com/article/vacc...
Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism
Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism apnews.com/article/vacc...
West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings apnews.com/article/west...
West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings
Health officials say West Nile virus infections are intense this year, with 40% more cases than usual. More than 770 cases have been reported as of early September.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings apnews.com/article/west...
For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road. What was once a simple process has become “a whole different beast this year,” one patient said. apnews.com/article/covi...
For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road
The debut of updated COVID-19 vaccines has gotten off to a clunky start in many states. Limits on who can get the shots and prescription requirements are confusing customers and leaving some worried a...
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September 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road. What was once a simple process has become “a whole different beast this year,” one patient said. apnews.com/article/covi...
Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say apnews.com/article/flor...
Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say
Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say apnews.com/article/flor...