Deming, N.M.-based Mimbres Memorial Hospital is offering free flu vaccines for its annual drive-thru flu clinic Oct. 27, according to the Deming Headlight.

The CDC and public health and regulatory officials in 29 states have launched an investigation into a Salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken.

Researchers at Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology and San Diego-based Organovo are looking into the benefits of 3D-printed tissue, which can eliminate the need for organ donors with enough development, according to The Boston Herald.

Children under age 16 made up nearly 60 percent of Ebola cases reported in the first two weeks of October in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to STAT.

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against two stem cell clinics in Orange, Calif., for endorsing their treatments for conditions ranging from autism to Parkinson's disease without scientific evidence, according to STAT.

The first flu-associated pediatric death of the 2018-19 season was reported in the week ending Oct. 13, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report. The child lived in Florida, according to the state health department. 

Virginia is preparing for Medicaid expansion, state Gov. Ralph Northam announced Oct. 18.

The Atlanta Veteran Affairs Medical Center relocated some of its top medical leaders Oct. 18 after the center received a one-star quality rating, placing it among the lowest 10 percent of VA hospitals nationwide, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and CDC released a free downloadable tool to help healthcare facilities protect patients from healthcare-associated infections.

Six children in New York City were diagnosed with measles Oct. 16 after one child brought back the illness from Israel, according to NBC 4 New York.