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Pennsylvania Officially Counts Four Measles Deaths While the Federal Tally Stays at Zero Under a Changed Method

Pennsylvania's health department confirmed two more measles deaths as cases hit 731. The CDC's national count remains zero after a data source change.

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New York Opens Weekly Measles Dashboard as Statewide Cases Hit 57 and Virus Turns Up in Wastewater

New York opened a weekly measles dashboard as cases hit 57 statewide. Wastewater detections in two counties point to a wider spread.

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Public Comment on How Federal Vaccine Recommendations Are Labeled Closes Sunday with Insurance Coverage Rules in Play

Federal comment on how vaccine recommendations are labeled closes Sunday. What the docket asks and why insurance coverage rules are in play.

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Second Death Confirmed in South Bronx Legionnaires Cluster as City Says All Positive Cooling Towers Were Disinfected

A second death was confirmed in the South Bronx Legionnaires cluster as cases reached 13. What Melrose and Morrisania households should watch for.

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Two Days After Dyeing His Hair, a Man Fainted Twice and Went into Shock in Suspected Anaphylaxis

A 61-year-old man fainted twice and went into shock two days after dyeing his hair. His doctors suspect a delayed anaphylactic reaction to the dye.

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A Man's Wart-Like Leg Growth Looked Like Cancer, but Doctors Traced It to a Bacterium Linked to His Dog's Licks

A man's year-old, wart-like leg lesion resembled cancer. Tests found Pasteurella stomatis, a bacterium linked to his dog licking the spot.

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After a Night Asleep in Headphones, a Man's Ear Filled with Fluid and Refilled Twice After Drainage

A man's ear swelled after he slept in headphones. Doctors drained it three times and say it may be the first ear hematoma linked to headphones.

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A Bright Spot on a Woman's Chest CT Looked Like a Salivary Stone, but It Was a Cough Lozenge in Her Mouth

A bright spot near a woman's salivary gland on a chest CT looked like a stone. A repeat scan and a lozenge test revealed the real culprit.

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A Sleepwalker's Phone Held 77 Photos She Apparently Took in Her Sleep, Some Showing Her Own Pointing Hand

A woman gave Prague sleep doctors 77 phone photos she apparently took while sleepwalking, from pitch-black frames to her own pointing hand.

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North Carolina and Justice Department Ask Court to End 14 Years of Oversight on Mental Illness Housing Settlement

North Carolina and the DOJ asked a court to end 14 years of oversight of care for adults with serious mental illness. Here is what is at stake.

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Connecticut Judge Dismisses Final Claim Against School Vaccine Law Without Religious Exemptions, Closing a Four-Year Case

A Stamford judge dismissed the last claim against Connecticut's repeal of religious school vaccine exemptions. Here is what parents need to know.

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Montana's New Rules Let Licensed Clinics Sell Drugs That Cleared Only Phase 1 Safety Testing to Paying Patients

Montana now lets licensed clinics offer drugs that have passed only Phase 1 trials. Here is what that testing does and does not prove for patients.

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Wireless Brain Implant Let a Michigan Woman with Motor Neuron Disease Choose Her Own Words in Real Time

Paradromics says its wireless brain implant let a woman with motor neuron disease speak her own words in real time. Here is what is known.

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Massachusetts Governor Seeks $2 Million Aiming to Offer Free Nurse Home Visits to Families of All 68,000 Newborns

Gov. Maura Healey proposed $2 million to expand free nurse home visits to every Massachusetts newborn's family and strengthen postpartum screening.

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Common Seizure Drug Levetiracetam Slowed Deadly Childhood Brain Tumors in Lab Models and Was Tied to Longer Survival

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All Impella Heart Pump Controllers Face Global Repair After Part Failures Tied to Three Deaths and 37 Injuries

Abiomed is removing all Automated Impella Controllers for part replacement after failures tied to three deaths. Here is what families should know.

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Roughly 1 in 4 Fatty Liver Cirrhosis Cases Began Before 50, Tied to Genetics and Type 2 Diabetes

A UC San Diego-led study found that about 25% of fatty liver cirrhosis cases began before age 50, with genetics and type 2 diabetes as key factors.

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Wildfire Smoke Linked to Higher Heart and Lung Hospitalization Risks Than Equal Levels of Other Pollution

Two Mount Sinai studies tie wildfire smoke to greater heart and lung hospitalization risks and poorer lung cancer survival than other air pollution.

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Hospital Antibiotic Cefepime Tied to Small Possible Rise in 30-Day Deaths in Review of 110 Trials

A review of 110 trials links cefepime to a small possible rise in 30-day deaths. Here is what the 94% figure means and what families can ask.

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A Seizure That Kept Her Mouth Jerking for Over an Hour Left Both of Her Jaw Joints Dislocated

After aneurysm surgery, a woman's mouth jerked for over an hour during a rare seizure. Scans then showed that both of her jaw joints had dislocated.

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Toasted Skin Syndrome from Laptops and Heating Pads Is Linked to Higher Skin Cancer Odds in U.S. Records

Toasted skin syndrome from laptops and heating pads was linked to higher skin cancer odds in U.S. records. The rash can also flag hidden pain.

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Leftover Tap Cleaner Can Pass for a Dark Beer, and a Cheap pH Strip Could Catch It

Caustic beer line cleaner can mimic a dark beer's color, an industry expert says. Cheap pH strips can confirm a line is rinsed, but oversight varies.

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Sleep Lab Cameras Caught a Man with Sexsomnia Switching to His Left Hand, the Opposite of His Waking Habit

A man accused of assault during sleep was filmed in a Paris sleep lab. Asleep, he used his left hand. Awake, he says he always uses his right.

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Dry January Cleared a Woman's Stubborn Leg Rash, Pointing Doctors to a Rare Alcohol-Linked Vasculitis

Recurring purple spots that flare after drinking may signal a rare alcohol-linked vasculitis. For one woman, Dry January made them vanish.

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Ten Diet Quality Scores Tied to Slower Biological Aging in About 7,500 German Adults, with No Clear Winner

Ten diet quality scores, including Mediterranean, DASH, and MIND, were linked to slower biological aging in about 7,500 adults. What it does and does not prove.

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