{
  "id": 7621805,
  "title": "House Democrats demand answers from CDC on Pennsylvania measles deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/house-democrats-demand-answers-from-cdc-on-pennsylvania-measles-deaths",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-15T19:36:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6091234-house-democrats-cdc-measles-deaths/"
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  "summary": "House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee are demanding answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the agency’s refusal to accept Pennsylvania’s reporting of two measles deaths, the first in 35 years. The committee’s ranking member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) sent a letter to new agency director Erica Schwartz, calling for...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/trump-administration-changes-how-it-counts-measles-deaths-amid",
        "published": "2026-09-14T20:35:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/a-fourth-measles-death-is-reported-in-pennsylvania",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:26:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/a-fourth-measles-death-is-reported-in-pennsylvania-7611685",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:30:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
        "title": "A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/a-fourth-measles-death-is-reported-in-pennsylvania-7609870",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:43:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Pennsylvania reports teen as fourth measles death amid feud with RFK Jr.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/pennsylvania-reports-teen-as-fourth-measles-death-amid-feud-with-rfk",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:15:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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