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A deadly brain-swelling illness spread by mosquitoes is on the rise in the US

Mosquitoes typically like wet and warmer weather. But scientists say drought is actually fueling the rise of West Nile virus

The Independent UK · Aug 18

A Veterinary Sedative Has Overtaken Xylazine in the Illicit Drug Supply and Withdrawal Is the Bigger Danger

Medetomidine has passed xylazine in tested drug samples. Its withdrawal starts within hours and resists the usual hospital treatments.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Financial adulthood has moved to the 30s: 'the decade when people come to terms with where they are in life'

Older millennials bear the scars of 2008. Younger ones face an equally unforgiving—but differently broken—economy.

Fortune · Aug 18

New CDC director is urged to address ‘zombie programs’ that were halted by Trump’s DOGE cuts

The Trump administration sent layoff notices to thousands of employees at the CDC and other federal health agencies in April 2025

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more

Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

A Healthy Argentine Blood Donor Carried a Mosquito Borne Virus, and Screening Questions Would Never Have Caught It

Researchers found Western equine encephalitis virus in a symptom-free blood donor in Argentina. Here is what it means for transfusion safety.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Respiratory Adenovirus Joins Parainfluenza on the CDC Elevated List as Students Head Back to Class Nationwide

CDC data current through August 14 show respiratory adenovirus and parainfluenza elevated nationally as schools reopen. Here is what families should watch for.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Rituximab Patients Should Guard Against Mosquito and Tick Bites as CDC Flags Risk of Severe Brain Infection

A CDC health advisory says B-cell depleting drugs such as rituximab raise the risk of severe arboviral disease. Here is what patients should do.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Turned Up in an Argentine Blood Donor Who Had No Symptoms at All

Researchers found one asymptomatic viremic blood donor during Argentina's western equine encephalitis outbreak, raising transfusion safety questions.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Ulcerative Colitis Outnumbers Crohn's More Than Two to One Among the 4.1 Million American Adults with IBD

New CDC data show 1.6% of U.S. adults have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, with ulcerative colitis far more common than Crohn's.

Medical Daily · Aug 18