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An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem, New York City, has killed two people and sickened 58 since late July 2025. Health officials traced the outbreak to contaminated cooling towers, where water can harbor Legionella bacteria. Although 11 towers tested positive, remediation efforts have been completed. Legionnaires’ disease is a serious form of pneumonia […]
With extreme heat now a leading cause of weather-related deaths, New York State is stepping up its public health response by launching a new interactive Heat Risk and Illness Dashboard. Developed by the Department of Health in partnership with the National Weather Service and the NYS Mesonet, the dashboard uses a five-color scale to forecast […]
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared autism a growing “epidemic” during a press conference on Wednesday, citing a new CDC report that shows autism rates have increased from 1 in 36 children in 2020 to 1 in 31 in 2022. Kennedy called the trend “alarming” and emphasized the need to […]
For the first time in decades, U.S. drug overdose deaths have significantly declined, with a 10.6% drop reported by the CDC. Experts like Dr. Nora Volkow of NIDA are optimistic, with some researchers predicting even larger declines when more state-level data is analyzed. States in the eastern U.S. are seeing the biggest drops, with some […]
A salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs has sickened 65 people across nine states, according to U.S. health officials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 24 people have been hospitalized, though no deaths have been recorded. The outbreak is tied to eggs from Milo’s Poultry Farms and Tony’s Fresh Market, which […]
As U.S. health officials investigate a fatal listeria outbreak, they advise pregnant individuals, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems to avoid sliced deli meats unless they are reheated until steaming hot. The CDC has not issued a food recall as the specific contaminated products remain unidentified. The outbreak has resulted in two deaths […]
The CDC has issued a warning about potential disruptions in access to ADHD medications following the arrest of two executives involved in a $100 million fraud scheme. The CEO and clinical president of a California-based digital health company were arrested for allegedly attempting to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet, submitting false healthcare claims, and […]
There’s a warning about a new COVID variant called FLiRT. The new strains are sub variants of the omicron variant. The new FLiRT variant has been detected in wastewater surveillance, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From April 14 through April 27, the variant makes up about 25% of the […]
Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen by more than 12% across the country, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking a second straight week of this key indicator of the virus climbing. At least 8,035 hospital admissions of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were reported for the week of July 22 nationwide, the CDC said late Monday, […]
Across the country, a yeast infection that can cause severe and even fatal infections is on the rise. The CDC is sounding the alarm on the highly fatal and drug-resistant fungus. Dr. Stephen Thomas, director of global health and professor of medicine at Upstate Hospital, stated: “It can be highly fatal. Anywhere from 30-60 percent […]
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