The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has warned patients and visitors of a possible measles exposure at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Sept. 11, urging review of vaccination status and symptom monitoring.
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Governor Josh Shapiro pressed the CDC to record four measles‑related deaths in Pennsylvania as the state battles one of the nation’s largest outbreaks.
A Hong Kong study of over 120,000 seniors found that nitrogen‑containing bisphosphonates were associated with a 16% lower risk of Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
A Stanford team genetically removed a large portion of a mouse brain and filled the gap with human brain organoid cells, offering a new hybrid model for studying brain disease.
A 17‑year‑old in Durham County died after a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, with investigators pointing to a water feature at a local mental‑health center as the most likely exposure site.
State health officials reported a new measles case in Marathon County on Sept. 15, unrelated to the larger southwest Wisconsin outbreak.
North Carolina health officials say a water feature at the El Futuro mental health clinic was the most likely source of the Naegleria fowleri infection that killed a 14‑year‑old in August.
A meta‑analysis published in the European Heart Journal shows that consuming three to six servings of whole grains daily can slightly improve cholesterol, blood pressure and weight markers.
Chile has been validated by the WHO as the first South American country to eliminate human rabies transmitted by dogs, ending a transmission chain that last occurred in 1972.
New York City health officials ordered immediate cleaning of ten Bronx rooftop cooling towers after preliminary tests found Legionella bacteria, amid a Legionnaires’ disease cluster that has sickened nine and claimed one life.