The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the United States has tracked 1,958 measles cases so far this year, nearing the 2,000-case milestone just one month before the country will likely lose its elimination status.
The total…
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Virginia Health Officials Investigating a Potential Measles Exposure in Central and Southwest Regions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 17, 2025
Media Contact: Brookie Crawford, brookie.crawford@vdh.virginia.govVirginia Health Officials Investigating a Potential Measles Exposure in Central and Southwest Regions
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Measles Exposure in Wake County, North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Wake County Public Health have been informed of a confirmed measles case in a person who traveled through Terminal 2 of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport last week while…
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Measles cases rise amid holiday travel – Stateline
- Measles cases rise amid holiday travel Stateline
- Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks AP News
- Public Health Wake-Up Call: Will the US Lose Measles Elimination Status? Contagion Live
- Hundreds quarantined…
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New flu strain putting severe pressure on healthcare across Europe, says WHO | The Transmission
Guardian At least 27 of 38 countries in WHO’s European region are reporting high or very high influenza activity, body says. An intense surge in flu cases driven by a newly dominant virus strain is sweeping across Europe, placing healthcare…
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Dr. Isaacs Answers Your Insulin, CGM + Misdiagnosis Questions
This year’s Type 2 Virtual Summit featured an informative community Q&A session with Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES. The session focused on addressing the most pressing questions from our community about life…
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Repellent and insecticidal activities of Pinus halepensis and Cupressus sempervirens extracts against the West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens
Fesce, E. & Ferraguti, M. New enemies: contribution of Culex perexiguus in the transmission dynamic of West Nile virus. Pathogens Global Health 119, 243–258 (2025).
Abbas, R. Z., Zaman, M….
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‘Permanent winter’: a day in the life of a hospital dealing with flu and strikes | NHS
Thirteen ambulances are lined up at the rear of the emergency department (ED) of the Royal Stoke university hospital, Staffordshire, as Ann-Marie Morris, the hospital trust’s deputy medical director, walks towards the entrance, squinting in the…
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mRNA therapy turns back the clock
As people age, immune cells called T cells tend to decline in both quantity and quality. Credit: National Institutes of Health, NIAID/SPL
A twice-weekly cocktail of three messenger RNAs can rejuvenate the weary immune systems of aged mice and
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Prostate cancer survivor with incontinence speaks out about lack of men’s sanitary bins
Each time Mick Barrett leaves his home south-west of Sydney, he checks for his wallet, keys and an available public bathroom.
That is because the prostate cancer survivor suffers from incontinence and would often leak through the “thickest…
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