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Vitamin A Cure Harms Measles Patients

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RFK Jr.'s Vitamin A Fix for Measles Is Hurting Kids in Texas

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A children’s hospital in Lubbock , Texas , has reported that several children treated for measles have also developed vitamin A toxicity.

The hospital has called for people to avoid excessive vitamin A use, given the potential side effects.

There have been over 600 cases of measles in the U.S. as of early April , including isolated, travel-related cases in 17 other states.

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https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/west-texas-measles-outbreak-children-treated-vitamin-a-medical-disinformation/https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/health/measles-kansas-multistate-outbreak/index.html https://www.nmhealth.org/news/alert/2025/3/?view=2188 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK567744/#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%20(US,and%20low%20absorption.%5B17%5D https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532916/#:~:text=Prolonged%20and%20excessive%20vitamin%20A%20intake%20can%20result%20in%20significant%20organ%20damage%2C%20including%20the%20liver%2C%20bones%2C%20central%20nervous%20system%2C%20and%20skin.%20Liver%C2%A0fibrosis%20or%20cirrhosis%20may%20be%20irreversible.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7076287/#:~:text=The%20World%20Health%20Organization%20(WHO)%20recommends%20a%20daily%20oral%20dose%20of%20vitamin%20A%20for%20two%20days%20to%20children%20with%20measles%20living%20in%20areas%20where%20vitamin%20A%20deficiency%20may%20be%20present.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/health/measles-kennedy-vitamin-a.html

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