Jun 06 This year the flu came in two waves. Here's why By Patricia L. Foster, The Conversation The 2018-2019 flu season was relatively mild compared to last year's, but it was unusual in that it had two peaks, one in December and one in May. Continue reading
Jan 26 Measles outbreak grows in northwest U.S., 31 cases reported By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press The number of confirmed measles cases near Portland grew to 31 on Friday — an outbreak boosted by lower-than-normal vaccination rates in what has been called an anti-vaccination U.S. “hot spot.”… Continue reading
Dec 13 FDA identifies a farm linked to the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak By Laura Santhanam Adams Bros. Farms, the producer linked to the pre-Thanksgiving outbreak, has not shipped lettuce since Nov. 20 and has cooperated with the investigation, the FDA said in a statement. Continue reading
Oct 23 U.S. health chief says overdose deaths beginning to level off By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press The number of U.S. drug overdose deaths has begun to level off after years of relentless increases driven by the opioid epidemic, health secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday, cautioning it's too soon to declare victory. Continue reading
Oct 11 A quiet rise in unvaccinated children could put the U.S. at risk of outbreaks By Jamie Leventhal For the third consecutive year, unvaccinated communities have grown, the CDC reported Thursday. One school in Oregon has toddler vaccination rates lower than those in Venezuela. Continue reading
Aug 07 CDC says 1 in 7 babies exposed to Zika have health problems By Amanda Grennell One in seven infants exposed to Zika in utero experienced microcephaly, seizures, hearing deficiencies or other health problems during their first year of life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 04 Poison control calls spike for unapproved drug that produces opioid-like highs By Megan Thielking, STAT Calls to U.S. poison control centers about an unapproved antidepressant that has opioid-like effects have climbed dramatically since 2015, according to a new analysis published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Jun 08 Opinion: Suicide by a loved one is a different type of grief By Hari Sreenivasan Surviving someone who died by suicide is a horrible club. Many of us are members. Continue reading
May 09 Democratic Republic of Congo reports Ebola outbreak, 2 cases confirmed By Jessica Villagomez The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an Ebola outbreak after two suspected cases tested positive for the Zaire strain of the virus. Continue reading
Apr 27 Amid E.coli outbreak, restaurants tell customers their romaine lettuce is safe By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The government is still investigating how romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona, apparently became contaminated with E. coli bacteria. As of this week, at least 84 people in 19 states have gotten sick, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control… Continue reading