FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 11 | History Defined

Hospital Workers Are Seven Times More Likely to Be Injured by Violence Than Other American Workers

Federal data show hospital workers are injured by violence seven times as often as other workers. A Michigan strike has run for nearly a year.

Medical Daily · Aug 24

Michigan Confirms Its First Human Eastern Equine Encephalitis Case Since 2021 with No Animal Warning First

Michigan confirmed a Roscommon County EEE case, its first human infection since 2021. No animal cases have been detected in the state this year.

Medical Daily · Aug 24

FDA Authorizes a Robot to Draw Blood on Its Own, with One Phlebotomist Overseeing Three Machines

The FDA authorized Aletta, the first standalone robotic blood-draw device. One phlebotomist can oversee three units. What the authorization covers.

Medical Daily · Aug 24

COVID Test Positivity Tops Three Percent for the First Time Since March as Surveillance Gaps Widen

COVID test positivity passed 3% for the first time since March. A state health officer says surveillance can no longer size the increase.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

WHO Keeps Global Emergency Status on Congo Ebola as Cases Top 5,000 and Funding Gaps Persist

WHO kept global emergency status for Congo's Ebola outbreak after cases passed 5,000. Officials say the response still faces a funding gap.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Thirty-Five Years of Forest Data Suggest Acorn Crops Predict Lyme Risk Better Than Deer Counts Do

A 35-year study found that deer numbers did not predict tick density in one forest. Acorns and mice did. What does it mean for tick prevention?

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Appeals Court Leaves in Place the EPA Rule Making Polluters Pay to Clean Up PFOA and PFOS

A federal appeals court upheld EPA's designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances, keeping cleanup liability and the one-pound reporting rule.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Vaccinated Measles Patients Occasionally Infect Others, and Contact Tracers Are Now Being Urged Not to Rule Them Out

A review of 33 reports found that 7.9% of vaccinated measles patients transmitted the virus. Most had a milder illness. What does it mean for families?

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Publix Frozen Berry Recall Now Carries the FDA's Most Serious Risk Classification After 12 E. coli Cases

FDA classified the GreenWise frozen berry recall sold at Publix as Class I, meaning exposure could reasonably cause serious illness or death.

Medical Daily · Aug 20

States Accuse Meta of Designing Instagram to Addict Children as Trial Begins

Four states opened their case against Meta in Oakland federal court, alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict minors.

Medical Daily · Aug 19