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Two St. Croix Hotel Legionnaires Outbreaks Linked to Guest Room Water, Including Cold Lines Warmed by Tropical Heat

A CDC report linked two St. Croix hotel Legionnaires' outbreaks to guest room water, including cold lines. What returning travelers should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 16

Some Pancreatic Cancer Families Hit Insurance Delays After Rasonque Approval Closed the Drug's Free Early Access Program

FDA approval of the pancreatic cancer pill Rasonque closed its free early access program before some insurers were ready to cover it.

Medical Daily · Sep 16

Skin specialists warn of global ‘crisis’ in access to care for debilitating conditions

‘Skin disease is everywhere, but healthcare for skin disease is not,’ says lead author of new report

The Independent UK · Sep 16

How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA

When you think of viruses, you probably think of flu-like symptoms and quarantines. Humankind has suffered from viral diseases ranging from smallpox to COVID-19, hantavirus and Ebola since the dawn of recorded history.

The Conversation · Sep 15

Fourth person dies of measles-associated illness in US

All deaths occurred in Pennsylvania, in worst year since 1992 for one of the most contagious diseases

The Guardian - US · Sep 15

Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy

It takes a lot to knock football out of the headlines in Pittsburgh. But reports of measles cases, exposure alerts and calls for residents to double-check their vaccination status have dominated local news since August 2026.

The Conversation · Sep 15

The real reason Britons are more medicated than Danes

It is tempting to tell a tidy story in which people in Britain take too many pills because they exercise too little and eat too poorly, while Danes stay slim by cycling everywhere. The assumption is that Britain relies on medication to fix lifestyle failures, whereas Denmark relies on prevention.

The Conversation · Sep 15

Plastic collected from mangroves became scarves in a village recycling effort

In Tantou Village, in Nansha District of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, mangroves were once little more than ordinary shoreline plants to many residents. Huang Jinhua, the village's Party secretary, recalled growing up catching fiddler crabs and river shrimp along the beach without giving much thought to the mangroves around them. That…

The Times of India · Sep 15

Dengue-carrying mosquitoes expand their reach into new territories – including Florida

The Tampa Bay Times reported the death of an elderly woman on Sept. 8, 2026. Her family says local doctors attributed her death to dengue fever, although the Florida Department of Health has not yet confirmed that.

The Conversation · Sep 15

Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests

Exclusive: Screening if used alone risks leading people to believe they are inevitably going to develop dementia

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15