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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 …

In Good Health: Could Parkinson’s disease be preventable?  1A | Speak Freely Source link

NEW YORK — A fifth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July and the latest death was announced late Monday night. Fourteen people were hospitalized as of Monday, according to the health department. The bacteria that …

NEW YORK (AP) — A fifth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July and the latest death was announced late Monday night. Fourteen people were hospitalized as of Monday, according to the health department. The bacteria …

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has been linked to a fifth death, the city health department said Monday, equaling the toll from an outbreak at a nursing home in 2022. William Fowler, a spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams, said the latest casualty was not a new death. Rather, it stemmed from investigators’ conclusively linking an earlier death to …

Scientists Uncover Hidden Link Between Cholesterol Flow and Alzheimer’s Disease  SciTechDaily Source link

A disease that turns rabbits into zombie-looking creatures is trending. Horned, demon-looking rabbits were reported hopping around Fort Collins, Colorado, The Associated Press (AP) reported Friday. There have even been claims of the grotesque animals in Washington, according to KIRO 7. Cottontail Rabbit Papillomavirus causes ‘zombie’ rabbit disease However, Chase Gunnell, Communications Manager for the Washington Department of Fish and …

NYC Legionnaires’ disease cluster grows to more than 100 cases, including 4 deaths  WGAL Four dead in New York City outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease  BBC NYC legionnaires’ outbreak: Officials identify 10 buildings tied to Harlem outbreak, including hospital; 4th death announced  ABC7 New York NYC Legionnaires’ disease cluster grows to more than 100 cases, including 4 deaths  CNN Harlem residents accuse NYC of shirking …

Malaria cases have entered a sharp spike in Zimbabwe this year after U.S. aid cuts to the country. At this new unprecedented malaria rate, hospitalizations and death tolls are rising. What’s happening? In the earliest months of his presidency, President Donald Trump slashed critical funding for scientific and medical research as well as national crisis response procedures, cutting medical support …

After the death of two children from measles in less than a week, Prof. Eyal Leshem, director of the travel medicine and tropical diseases center at Sheba Medical Center, told The Times of Israel that he was calling upon “every community leader who knows the children in their community are unprotected and are at risk of contracting a deadly disease …