Jul 11 Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires' amid disease outbreak By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The city health department on Friday released a list of 31 buildings on the Upper East Side that have been ordered to clean and disinfect their cooling towers as the city deals with the latest outbreak of the disease. Continue reading
Jul 10 The EPA promised a MAHA agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists By Matthew Daly, Ali Swenson, Associated Press After Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue. But eight months after its first mention, the so-called… Continue reading
Jul 10 Illnesses surge in quake-hit Venezuelan communities as humanitarian crisis builds By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Doctors treating people in the northern state of La Guaira on Thursday reported an increase in skin conditions and diarrheal diseases, as well as of requests for medications for the treatment of chronic illnesses, including diabetes and high blood pressure. Continue reading
Jul 10 What you need to know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak By Tim McPhillips A foodborne parasitic infection has health officials urging people and restaurants to take special care with food safety. Continue reading
Jul 09 How to protect your pets from the New World screwworm fly By John Hanna, Associated Press Two New World screwworm cases in dogs are among more than 30 confirmed instances in Texas and New Mexico, prompting warnings Wednesday from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals. Continue reading
Jul 09 Suspected Ebola patient put in Equatorial Guinea hotel with deportees from U.S., lawyers say By Monika Pronczuk, Associated Press Migrants deported from the U.S. and detained in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea say that authorities there also have used the facility to quarantine at least one suspected Ebola patient, deportees and lawyers representing them said Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 7:13 Some Medicare beneficiaries eligible for weight loss drug discounts By William Brangham, Andrew Merlis, Solveig Rennan The number of Americans taking a GLP-1 drug for weight loss is on the rise. A new Gallup poll shows 11% of adults say they are currently using one, a dramatic increase from just two years ago when just 3%… Continue watching
Jul 09 Ebola death toll in Congo tops 600. New cases also suspected in previously unaffected provinces By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press, Justin Kabumba, The Associated Press According to the Congolese health ministry, suspected cases have now been recorded in the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri. Continue reading
Jul 08 Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it's likely to happen again in 2027 By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Middle-income Americans straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis. Continue reading
Jul 08 What to know about Legionnaires' disease making people sick in New York City By Laura Ungar, Associated Press The likely source of the bacteria causing this pneumonia is a cooling tower or towers in the area, officials said. Continue reading