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One in Five Pennsylvania Measles Patients Has Been Hospitalized, About Twice the National Rate, as Adult Cases Dominate

Pennsylvania reports 195 measles hospitalizations among 977 cases, about twice the U.S. rate, with adults making up 69% of patients.

Medical Daily · 1h ago

Merck Stops Selling Recarbrio in the U.S., Leaving Hospitals with Fewer Options for Drug-Resistant Pneumonia and Infections

Merck has discontinued Recarbrio, a reserve IV antibiotic for resistant hospital infections, in the U.S. Here is what patients and families should know.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

Strong Confidence in Food Safety Falls to 31% as Delayed Traceability Rule and Withdrawn Salmonella Plan Draw Scrutiny

Strong confidence in U.S. food safety fell to 31% as critics and HHS clashed over a delayed traceability rule and a withdrawn poultry salmonella plan.

Medical Daily · Sep 30

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

CHOP NICU Measles Exposure Raises Stakes for Families of Medically Fragile Children as Pennsylvania Cases Reach 767

A measles case exposed CHOP's NICU as Pennsylvania hit 767 cases. What parents of medically fragile children should know about protection now.

Medical Daily · Sep 21

Every-Eight-Week HIV Shots Beat Daily Pills for African Teens with 1% Versus 6% Viral Rebound in Lancet Trial

In a Lancet trial of 476 African teens, HIV shots every eight weeks had a 1% viral rebound rate vs. 6% with daily pills. What it could mean for U.S. families.

Medical Daily · Sep 21

Kennedy Tells Anti-Vaccine Conference Vaccine Risks Are Unknowable, but Four Federal Systems Track Shots as Measles Hits 3,471

Kennedy told a Children's Health Defense conference that vaccine risks can't be known. Here's how federal safety monitoring works as U.S. measles cases reach 3,471.

Medical Daily · Sep 21

Surgeon General Nominee Tells Senators Childhood Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism While Hedging on Hepatitis B Birth Dose

Surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier told senators vaccines do not cause autism and praised MMR, but stopped short on the hepatitis B birth dose.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

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.

Medical Daily · Sep 18

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.

Medical Daily · Sep 18