Author: Claudinne Miller
New neuroinvasive cases of West Nile detected in New Orleans.
NOLA The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed a second human case of neuroinvasive West Nile virus in New Orleans, with a third presumptive case under investigation. In response, the city will conduct mosquito spraying Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, officials announced. While most infections are asymptomatic, West Nile can cause serious complications, particularly in […]
Aug 20, 2025
Rates of West Nile Virus increasing throughout Philadelphia region
ABC News The rates of West Nile Virus are increasing throughout the Philadelphia region. This is placing people at significant risk for the mosquito-borne illness. No one has tested positive for West Nile in Pennsylvania this year. However, officials say it has been detected in mosquitoes in nearly every Pennsylvania county. State statistics show 12 […]
Aug 20, 2025
A resident in South Lake Tahoe, California, has tested positive for plague, according to local health officials.
The person is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while camping, officials said. In a separate incident last month, a person in Arizona died from plague. Plague is a disease caused by a type of bacteria that usually results in about seven cases nationally each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Aug 20, 2025
The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism
NYT The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism. The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says he wants to understand what causes autism. It’s a perfectly laudable goal and one that scientists have been pursuing for decades. But after announcing a large new federal study on the topic, he made a shocking choice by bringing in […]
Aug 20, 2025
Dormant cancers can be reawakened by flu, COVID: Study
Fox Infections like influenza and COVID-19 may do more than cause temporary illness. A new study suggests they can also “wake up” dormant cancer cells, potentially increasing the risk of recurrence and metastasis years after treatment. The research, led by Dr. James DeGregori at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, was published July 30 […]
Aug 20, 2025
Why Covid Is Spreading Again This Summer
NYT Researchers are seeing an uptick in cases, as they have every summer since the pandemic began. Here’s why. Covid cases are climbing again this summer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s forecasting model estimates that infections are growing, or likely growing, in most states. While the agency is reporting low levels of the virus in […]
Aug 20, 2025
Under Pressure, CDC Unraveled This Mysterious Outbreak
MedPageToday We know what Legionella is thanks to an intense CDC investigation 50 years ago. Summer brings regular outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease — including an ongoing one in New York City that has killed five peopleopens in a new tab or window — but nearly 50 years ago, the bacterium that causes the disease was unknown to mankind. It […]
Aug 20, 2025
America Is Abandoning One of the Greatest Medical Breakthroughs
NYT Opinion In early 2020, when the first genetic sequence of the new coronavirus was posted online, scientists were ready. Within hours, they began designing a vaccine. Within weeks, clinical trials were underway. That unprecedented speed, which saved millions of lives, was possible only because years earlier, the United States invested in a vaccine technology […]
Aug 20, 2025
Dangerous tick-borne virus causes brain damage in vulnerable young patient
Fox Newborn baby fights for life after contracting Powassan virus. A 5-week-old baby in Boston is fighting for her life after a tick bite. The baby, Lily Sisco, was bitten while on a walk with her family on Martha’s Vineyard, her mother, Tiffany Sisco, told local news outlets. After returning from the walk, Sisco told […]
Aug 13, 2025