Americans see the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine as the safest and most effective of three common vaccines, and the COVID-19 vaccine as the least safe and effective, according to a study published Sept. 10 in the American Journal of…
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The CDC is calling for greater surveillance of Cladophialophora bantiana after a clinical reference laboratory recorded a sharp increase in detections of the rare fungus, which is associated with a 60% to 70% case-fatality rate. The findings were published Oct.…
Kenya confirmed its first case of Ebola. The man, who had arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo, died of the infection Oct. 5, The New York Times reported Oct. 6. Here is what to know. 1. The man, a…
Nurse staffing and supportive nurse work environments should be at the core of hospital’s extreme heat emergency preparedness, an editorial from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research said. “Extreme heat is no…
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency Oct. 5 in response to a growing measles outbreak in rural New York and neighboring states. The executive order lets the state respond more quickly and expands who can administer measles vaccines…
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Flu is spreading unusually early across the western U.S., with some hospitals reporting activity levels typically seen in early winter, The Washington Post reported Oct. 4. About 150 children tested positive for influenza across the Seattle Children’s system in the…
So far in 2026, Florida health officials have recorded 497 dengue cases, including 245 acquired internationally and 252 locally. With 252 locally acquired cases, Florida — which often reports a high number of these mosquito-borne infection cases every year —…
The CDC is planning a major redesign of its National Health Interview Survey, one of the federal government’s primary ways of measuring population health, to take effect in 2028. The survey would shift from in-person interviews to a “sequential mixed-mode”…
A pivotal year for cancer blood tests An FDA advisory panel voted Sept. 23 in favor of approving Grail’s Galleri multi-cancer early detection blood test, marking the first time a blood test of this kind has reached that stage of…
In 2025, three U.S. residents died from measles. Within the last two months, Pennsylvania officials have reported three measles-associated deaths in the same county, plus two other deaths. Since Aug. 25, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has reported five measles-associated…