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• 南卡羅萊納州衛生官員在歷經六個月後，宣佈結束這場全美規模最大的麻疹疫情；期間共計 997 人感染、21 人住院，但無人死亡。 • 在超過一個月未出現新增病例後，該疫情已於週日正式結束。 • 在全美對疫苗接種的擔憂日益增加之際，這標誌著公共衛生領域的一個重要里程碑。

• Supreme Court 於 2026 年 4 月 29 日針對 Louisiana 的新國會選區圖是否構成違憲的 Racial Gerrymander 作出決定，標誌著一項關於投票權和選區邊界的重大裁定。 • 此案件 Louisiana v. Callais 審查了 Louisiana 2022 年重新劃分的國會選區，該選區先前曾根據 Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act 在聯邦法院受到挑戰。 • 隨著各州為 2026 年期中選舉做準備，這項決定將影響全美各地正在進行的重劃選區之爭，並對 Democratic 與 Republican 的席位數量產生影響。

• 來自 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital 的研究人員分析了超過 390 萬次住院記錄，估計 1.3% 的兒童病例患有敗血症，相當於美國每年發生超過 18,000 例。 • 敗血症的死亡率為 10%，導致每年有超過 1,800 名兒童死亡；而從 2016 年到 2022 年，其發病率和死亡率均無顯著變化。 • 72% 的病例在入院前就已發病，凸顯了原本健康的兒童所面臨的風險，以及對更佳預防策略的緊迫需求。

• 法官在一致決定中，恢復了該州反墮胎「危機妊娠中心」提出的聯邦訴訟。 • 美國最高法院週三支持紐澤西州基督教信仰反墮胎「危機妊娠中心」的經營者，該中心正試圖阻撓州政府對這些設施是否從事欺騙性行為的調查。 • 法官們在一項一致決定中，恢復了由 First Choice Women’s Resource Centers 提出的聯邦訴訟，該訴訟挑戰了州總檢察長於 2023 年發出的傳票，該傳票旨在獲取該組織捐贈者和醫生的資訊。此前，一家下級法院曾駁回該訴訟。

At the heart of the case was the question of how much lawmakers are allowed to consider race when they redraw districtsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US supreme court has ruled that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional map, in a landmark voting rights case.At the heart of the case, Louisiana v Callais, was a thorny question of how much lawmakers are allowed to consider race when they redraw districts to ensure that Black voters are adequately represented. The supreme court initially heard oral arguments in the case last March, but took the unusual step of asking lawyers to re-argue the case last fall. In setting the case for a re-argument, the justices raised the stakes of the case, asking lawyers to focus on whether section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was constitutional. Continue reading...

OxyContin maker to be replaced by new company aiming to combat opioid crisis as legal settlement takes effectOxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week’s end, as a sweeping legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect.A federal judge on Tuesday delivered a criminal sentence to the company to resolve a US Department of Justice investigation – a last necessary step to clear the way for the settlement. Continue reading...