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.
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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.
A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman with asthma and COPD died from an active measles infection, marking the third measles-related death in Pennsylvania this year.
During a Fox News town hall, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Pennsylvania refused to share information on two alleged measles deaths, sparking a dispute with the state’s health secretary.
U.S. cancer deaths tied to alcohol have risen from about 11,000 in 1990 to over 23,000 in 2023, a more‑than‑two‑fold increase, according to a new study.
A new Lancet Regional Health study shows that just one standard drink per day has doubled the proportion of U.S. cancer deaths linked to alcohol over the past three decades.
Leading U.S. medical societies released coordinated recommendations for flu, COVID‑19 and RSV shots this season, aiming to clarify guidance after recent federal shifts.
A North Carolina teenager died on Aug. 31, 2026 after contracting a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, highlighting the danger of warm freshwater exposure.
The North Carolina Department of Health warns that an Exxon gas station in Hendersonville and a Holiday Inn Express in Asheville may have exposed patrons to measles from an out‑of‑state traveler.
Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and 2,911 deaths, with over 1,300 recoveries, as the outbreak spreads amid insecurity and displacement.