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Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Ultra-Processed Foods Aren’t The Real Villain In Our Diets? Here’s What Our Research Found  Study Finds Are UPFs Bad for Weight Loss and Health? It’s Complicated  Medscape How Much Junk Is in Junk Food? AHA Statement Aims for Clarity  TCTMD.com The ‘undeniable’ effects of ultraprocessed foods on your whole health  AdventHealth Nutrition & Sensory Perceptions Promote Overeating Far More Than UPFs, Shows Study  Green Queen …

As the editor of a prestigious academic medical journal, Jefferson Health physician Christine Laine expects feedback — and sometimes intense debate — on the studies that she selects to publish in the Annals of Internal Medicine. But she was not prepared for the nation’s top public health official, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to call for …

Thousands of Americans have contracted an incurable fungus on the West Coast being dubbed a new ‘epidemic’.  Valley Fever, which got its name because a majority of cases are found in Arizona and California, is a deadly lung infection that kills one in 100 people that contract it.  In just 25 years, cases have climbed more than 1,200 percent in …

Why COVID-19 risk might be “very high” in these 5 states  Axios COVID surges nationwide with highest rates in Southwest as students return to school  Los Angeles Times COVID-19 cases rising in Texas and across the U.S., CDC says  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth What to know about COVID this week: Where are the most cases, vaccine guidelines  USA Today Razor Blade COVID-19 Variant Stratus …

SALT LAKE CITY — The St. Louis encephalitis virus — which is similar to West Nile virus — has been detected in Utah’s mosquitoes, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced on Wednesday. A statement from the health department says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed this year is the first time the virus has been detected …

A 1990 Measles Outbreak Shows How the Disease Can Roar Back  The New York Times Ten countries in the Americas report measles outbreaks in 2025  Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) What to know about measles risks and vaccination recommendations in Wisconsin  PBS Wisconsin Measles Takes Root in Mexico  Think Global Health Measles outbreak worsens in North America, 18 dead so far this year, PAHO …

Tahoe resident tests positive for plague after flea bite while camping  SFGATE South Lake Tahoe resident tests positive for the plague  KOLO | 8 News Now California resident in Lake Tahoe area tests positive for plague  CBS News California resident catches the plague, likely from infected flea at Lake Tahoe, officials say  NBC News South Lake Tahoe resident tests positive for plague, likely bitten …

Brain eating amoeba-infected patient dies, Missouri health officials confirm  KSDK Man infected with ‘brain-eating’ amoeba in Missouri has died, DHSS says  KOMU 8 Missouri health officials say patient treated for ‘brain-eating’ amoeba after Ozarks excursion has died  KMBC Missouri Patient in ICU for 97% Fatal ‘Brain-Eating’ Infection Linked to Waterskiing on Local Lake  people.com Missouri health leaders confirm death of patient with rare brain-eating …

A pair of construction companies overlooked safety concerns, causing a “completely preventable” outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City that’s killed at least five people and sickened dozens more, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday. The Harlem outbreak has been traced back to July 26 with clusters in Upper Manhattan ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039, officials said. …