Delays in Covid shots for kids is latest bid by Trump officials to restrict vaccines Administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory The Guardian - US · Sep 23
Nearly 1 in 3 People with Lyme Antibodies Also Carried Antibodies to Another Tick-Borne Pathogen, Most Often Babesia A study of 193,260 patients found that 29.5% of those with Lyme antibodies also had antibodies to another tick-borne germ. Here is what that does and does not mean. Medical Daily · Sep 23
Kratom and 7-OH Withdrawal Cases Climb at Addiction Clinics as Clinicians Treat Them Like Opioid Withdrawal Addiction clinics report sharp increases in kratom and 7-OH withdrawal cases. Here is why concentrated 7-OH differs from kratom leaf and what families should know. Medical Daily · Sep 23
Fewer U.S. High Schoolers Seriously Considered Suicide as Rate Fell from 20% to 14% in Two Years CDC data show that 14% of high school students seriously considered suicide in 2025, down from 20% in 2023. See what improved and where families can find help. Medical Daily · Sep 23
Adults Now Make Up 38% of U.S. Measles Cases in 2026 and Just Over Half of Hospitalizations Adults 20 and older account for 38% of U.S. measles cases in 2026 and just over half of hospitalizations. Here is how adults can check their immunity. Medical Daily · Sep 23
A Brown Speck on a 74-Year-Old Woman's Eyelid Turned Out to Be a Live Dog Tick, Still Moving During Her Exam A woman's two-day eye irritation was caused by a live brown dog tick attached to her eyelid margin. Doctors say her garden-roaming dog was the likely link. Medical Daily · Sep 23
Congo Tests Existing Ebola Vaccine Against the Rare Bundibugyo Virus as Cases Pass 7,600 and Deaths Near 3,700 Congo Tests Existing Ebola Vaccine Against the Rare Bundibugyo Virus as Cases Pass 7,600 and Deaths Near 3,700 Medical Daily · Sep 22
Cleveland Clinic Swab Program Found 34 Newborns with CMV, a Virus That Newborn Hearing Tests Can Miss A Cleveland Clinic program screened nearly 7,500 newborns and found 34 with congenital CMV. Here is what parents can ask before discharge. Medical Daily · Sep 22
Grand Jury Finds No Evidence of a Crime in Nolan Wells' Death as Both Autopsies Leave Cause Undetermined A Mississippi grand jury found no crime in Nolan Wells' death, and both autopsies left the cause undetermined. Here is what that ruling means. Medical Daily · Sep 22
North Dakota Confirms First West Nile Death of 2026 in Older Southwest Resident as Cases Reach 25 North Dakota reports its first West Nile death of 2026 as cases reach 25 in 14 counties. Who faces the most risk, and why do precautions still matter? Medical Daily · Sep 22
No Rash, No Sores: Syphilis Posed as a Rare Autoimmune Disease in a 24-Year-Old's Lungs A 24-year-old with a cough and odd blood results seemed to have a rare autoimmune disease. Gene sequencing of his lung fluid pointed to syphilis. Medical Daily · Sep 22
A Teen Too Scared to Touch Her Lice Ended Up with Hair Like a Bird's Nest, and Standard Lotion Left Many Alive A 13-year-old's head lice led to hair matted like a bird's nest. Her lice carried permethrin resistance genes, and combing proved key to the cure. Medical Daily · Sep 22
Durham Clinic's Garden Water Feature Named Most Likely, Not Confirmed, Source of Amoeba That Killed North Carolina Teen NC officials named a Durham clinic's water feature the likely source of a fatal amoeba infection. What it means for families and splash play. Medical Daily · Sep 22
Los Angeles County Nears Its Rabid Bat Record with 66 Detections as California Tallies 252 Animal Rabies Cases LA County has confirmed 66 rabid bats in 2026, near its record of 68, as provisional state data count 252 rabid animals through August. Medical Daily · Sep 22
The Guardian - US · Sep 22 Why the CDC is excluding measles deaths in Pennsylvania even as outbreak appears to be ‘accelerating’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to count four measles deaths in the state though doctors are ‘seeing new forms’ of disease
inkl · Sep 22 What an Eye Exam Can Reveal About Your Health Your eyes can offer clues about more than how clearly you see.
Medical Daily · Sep 22 After a Car Crash, a Man's Ruptured Aorta Looked Like Tree Bark, a Classic Clue to Untreated Syphilis Weeks after a car crash, a man died of cardiac arrest. At autopsy, his aorta was wrinkled like tree bark, a pattern that points to syphilis.
Medical Daily · Sep 22 A Cat Scratch Pulled Part of a Nerve Out of an 80-Year-Old Woman's Hand, and the Lab Nearly Threw It Away A cat scratch left a threadlike strand hanging from an 80-year-old woman's hand. Lab tests later showed it was part of her own nerve.
Medical Daily · Sep 22 National Norovirus Levels Sit Low but Florida Is Entering the Months When Stomach Bug Outbreaks Usually Climb Norovirus is low nationally for now, but Florida enters the season when stomach bug outbreaks climb. Signs to watch for and when to seek care.
Medical Daily · Sep 22 Strep Infections Start Climbing as Children Return to Class, and Parents Should Know the Rare Warning Signs CDC says strep infections are rising as kids return to school. Learn common strep throat signs, rare invasive warning signs, and when kids can go back.
Medical Daily · Sep 22 Pico de Gallo and Soup Mix Sold at H-E-B Now Carry FDA's Highest Recall Risk Rating Over Salmonella FDA raised the NatureBest and H-E-B jalapeño recall to Class I. See which Texas and Louisiana products are affected and what shoppers should do.
Medical Daily · Sep 22 Air Samplers Near Customs at Newark, Dulles, SFO and DFW Tracked Flu Closely but Not COVID Trends CDC-led air sampling at four U.S. airports found COVID in 98% of samples, but only flu trends matched other data. What travelers should know.
Medical Daily · Sep 22 A Tahitian Man's 18-Centimeter Scrotal Swelling Had Been There for Years, and Surgeons Found a Parasitic Worm Inside A man from Tahiti lived for years with an 18-cm scrotal swelling. Surgeons in France found filarial worm remnants and dead tissue inside.
Medical Daily · Sep 21 Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter Found in ICU Air Samples, Suggesting Hospital Superbug Spread May Not Depend Only on Surfaces A new ICU study found carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter in 13 of 88 air samples. What it suggests about hospital spread and what families can ask.
The Independent UK · Sep 21 Mumps outbreak at California college linked to student athletes Severe cases can lead to brain, ovary and testicle swelling that causes sterility