Recent news emphasizes controversial appointments to federal review teams for COVID vaccines, public health warnings following a new plague case in California, and historical lessons from a 1990 measles outbreak as the disease re-emerges.

• Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team — The New York Times Health -
• What to Know About Plague After a New Case in California — The New York Times Health -
• A 1990 Measles Outbreak Shows How the Disease Can Roar Back — The New York Times Health -

Critical reports detail astronomical rates of sexual violence and lack of care in Congo amidst conflict and significant withholding of appropriated H.I.V. funds by the Trump Budget Office for the PEPFAR program.

• Congo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care. — The New York Times Health -
• Trump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated — The New York Times Health -

A unique article explores ancient cranial deformation, or head-binding, and its potential role in offering individuals a path to privilege in various cultures.

• Was Head-Binding an Ancient Way to Get Ahead? — The New York Times Health -