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 authorities warned of further spread. Most U.S. measles cases this year involved people 19 and under and those without a confirmed vaccination.