Six-week-old child in Pennsylvania died from measles, coroner says Officials decline to confirm whether death was one of two announced last week as Lancaster county outbreak grows The Guardian - US · Sep 4
Democrats Take a Swipe at RFK Jr. Over Food Recalls in 2026: How Many Have There Been? The controversy over food recalls during RFK Jr.'s tenure as US Health Secretary. Explore the debate over recall numbers and the political pressure for his resignation. International Business Times UK · Sep 4
His ECG Drew a Shark's Fin and the Artery Feeding Most of His Heart Was Completely Blocked A rare triangular waveform on a heart tracing signals massive ischemia. Here it pointed to a fully clotted left main coronary artery. Medical Daily · Sep 4
Surgeons Repairing a Diabetic Woman's Retina Found Two Live Worms Tucked Behind Her Eyelids Two live eyeworms were found during retinal surgery on a 74-year-old woman. The parasite spreads by fly, and it has reached U.S. patients. Medical Daily · Sep 4
Pennsylvania confirms second death of child with measles after RFK Jr. told CDC director to delete numbers Pennsylvania’s measles deaths - the first reported in the US this year - have been questioned by Trump’s Health Secretary The Independent UK · Sep 4
RSV Vaccination Linked to 73 Percent Fewer Hospitalizations Among Nursing Home Residents in Large Medicare Analysis A CDC-led study of 597,430 Medicare nursing home residents found RSV vaccination linked to 73 percent fewer hospitalizations and 56 percent fewer deaths. Medical Daily · Sep 4
CDC Merges Three Overdose Tracking Systems Into One Public Dashboard as Predicted Deaths Fall Twelve Percent The CDC launched an Overdose Prevention Data Channel combining fatal and nonfatal data as provisional deaths fell 12.3% to 67,798 nationally. Medical Daily · Sep 3
Three California Cats Living Near Dairy Farms Carried Bird Flu Antibodies Including Two That Never Went Outside A CDC journal study found H5N1 antibodies in three of 12 cats living within 2 km of California dairy farms. Two never went outdoors. Medical Daily · Sep 3
Phone Movement Data Is Guiding Ebola Response in Congo for the First Time as Cases Top 6,000 WHO and Flowminder are using anonymized mobile data to predict Ebola spread in Congo, a first for an Ebola response. Cases exceed 6,250. Medical Daily · Sep 3
Yonkers Case Becomes Westchester's First Human West Nile Infection of the Season With Exposure Site Still Unconfirmed Westchester County confirmed its first human West Nile case of the season in a Yonkers resident. Officials are still tracing where the exposure occurred. Medical Daily · Sep 3
A New mRNA Flu Vaccine Is Here, But Scientists Still Cannot Predict How The 2026 Season Will Unfold A new mRNA flu vaccine has entered the 2026 season as scientists monitor changing influenza viruses and prepare for another winter. Medical Daily · Sep 3
One Negative Home COVID Test Is Not an All Clear and the FDA Wants You to Swab Again A single negative at-home COVID test can miss an early infection. The FDA advises repeat testing, and here is the schedule printed on the box. Medical Daily · Sep 3
Mamdani Bans the Robot Teachers Plus: Times Square stabbing, free-range kids case, Gloria Steinem dies, and more... Reason · Sep 3
Four Physician Groups Issue Fall Flu, COVID, and RSV Vaccine Advice While the Federal Panel Stays Sidelined Four major U.S. medical societies released 2026-2027 flu, COVID, and RSV vaccine advice. Here is who they say should get each shot. Medical Daily · Sep 3
MyLifeXP · Sep 3 7 Dangerous H1N1 Warning Signs for People With Diabetes Flu can begin suddenly. One moment you may feel fine, and the next you are dealing with fever, cough, body aches and extreme tiredness. For someone living with diabetes, however, the bigger concern may be what happens behind those familiar symptoms. Illness can make blood sugar harder to control, while…
Medical Daily · Sep 3 A Standard West Nile Blood Test Can Come Back Negative in Patients Taking Common Infusion Drugs CDC guidance warns that antibody testing can miss arboviral infection in patients on B-cell drugs, as West Nile season enters its peak weeks.
Medical Daily · Sep 2 Genetic Sequencing Predicted Reduced Antibiotic Response in All 98 Salmonella Cases Tied to Recalled Texas Eggs Sequencing predicted the Salmonella strain in a 98-person egg outbreak would resist common antibiotics, and other illness sources remain unidentified.
Medical Daily · Sep 2 Americans Still Say They Trust Their Own Doctor Even as Confidence in the CDC and FDA Falls Sharply An Annenberg survey found 87% of Americans trust their own provider on public health while confidence in CDC, FDA, and NIH dropped sharply.
Medical Daily · Sep 2 Flu Vaccination Rules from the July 2025 Schedule Carry into This Season as CDC Cites Legal Uncertainties CDC says July 2025 flu vaccination recommendations stay in effect for 2026-2027, citing legal uncertainties. Vaccine strains were still updated for the new season.
Medical Daily · Sep 2 One Positive Mosquito Trap Has Arlington Spraying Two Nights as North Texas Enters Peak West Nile Season Arlington sprayed for West Nile over two September nights after one trap tested positive. Here is what triggers spraying and what residents should do.
Medical Daily · Sep 2 Boredom Made Healthy Adults Feel Pain Sooner, and a Funny Video Pushed the Threshold Back Up In a randomized trial of 114 pain-free adults, induced boredom lowered pressure pain thresholds at all four tested sites, with large effects.
Medical Daily · Sep 2 Two Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Remain Off the National Count While the CDC Reviews What Caused Them The CDC has left two Pennsylvania measles deaths out of its national tally. The Lancaster County coroner disputes the label on one of them.
Medical Daily · Sep 2 Lone Star Ticks Are Driving a Meat Allergy Across Kansas and Missouri as Fall Bite Season Begins Lone star ticks spreading through Kansas and Missouri can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy, and the fall bite risk is rising.
Medical Daily · Sep 2 Parents Now Decide on the Hepatitis B Birth Dose and the Evidence Behind That Choice Has Not Changed Months after federal guidance shifted, hepatitis B birth dose rates keep falling. Here is what the evidence actually shows for parents.