{"id":2430,"date":"2026-09-18T07:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abbot.tiau.com\/health\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2026-09-18T07:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:20:13","slug":"how-trumps-health-pick-worked-to-erase-americas-victory-over-measles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abbot.tiau.com\/health\/?p=2430","title":{"rendered":"How Trump&#8217;s Health pick worked to erase America&#8217;s victory over measles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GA_M5mR2v5Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The United States declared measles eliminated in 2000, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been working hard to make that no longer the case. 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