CDC staff received an email this week telling them to avoid using more than a dozen terms or words-- including "health equity," "race," "bias," and "disparity" -- in their annual performance evaluations;

A child who was hospitalized with measles has died from the illness in West Texas, state and local health officials announced Wednesday. It is the first death in a measles outbreak that has infected more than 120 people since late last month.

Measles cases are popping up around the country and causing concern. So far, there’s one confirmed death. According to the Texas Department of Health—where the child died—124 cases of measles have been confirmed this year alone.