Author: Claudinne Miller
2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials
ABC News 2nd child dies of measles in TexasThere are 607 confirmed measles cases across 21 states nationwide, according to data from the CDC. A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in a growing outbreak that has infected hundreds of people, the vast majority […]
Apr 8, 2025
Mexico confirms country’s first human death from H5N1 bird flu
CBS News A 3-year-old girl in western Mexico has died after contracting bird flu in the country’s first confirmed human case of the virus, Mexican health authorities said Tuesday. Mexico’s Health Ministry said in a statement that the girl died at 1:35 a.m. local time due to respiratory complications resulting from the infection. Type A H5N1 influenza […]
Apr 8, 2025
Antiviral Chewing Gum May Prevent Flu and Herpes Transmission
Precision Medicine Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s (UPenn) School of Dental Medicine and their collaborators in Finland report they have developed chewing gum made from lablab beans that was effective at neutralizing both influenza and herpes simplex virus (HSV) transmission. The study, published in Molecular Therapy, shows the promise of this method as a new tool to help mitigate the […]
Apr 8, 2025
New ‘surprising’ case of mpox variant clade lb detected in England
Reuters Britain’s health security agency said on Monday another case of the mpox variant clade lb had been detected in England in a person who had no reported travel history or link with previously confirmed cases in the country. The case was diagnosed in March and all contacts have been followed up and no further […]
Apr 8, 2025
Hantavirus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife linked to 3 deaths in California town
NBC News The latest death was the third from hantavirus in Mammoth Lakes since early February, health officials there said. Public health officials in California confirmed that three people in the town of Mammoth Lakes have died from hantavirus, which killed actor Gene Hackman’s wife in February. In a statement Thursday, health officials in Mono County […]
Apr 8, 2025
Invasive strep infections have more than doubled in the U.S., CDC study finds
NBC News The invasive form of strep can lead to flesh-eating disease or organ failure. Almost 2,000 people died from 2013 to 2022. Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States. The number of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a study from the […]
Apr 8, 2025
First case of measles reported in Indiana
WSBT News The first case of measles has been confirmed in Indiana. According to the Indiana Department of Health, the person infected is an unvaccinated child in Allen County. Public health officials are working on figuring out if this has led to any other cases in the area. So far, the risk to the general […]
Apr 8, 2025
Ontario’s measles outbreak is so big, even New York health officials are taking notice
CBC Ontario’s measles outbreak has become so big that public health officials in New York state have included the province in a travel advisory that urges residents to get vaccinated before visiting. “Measles is only a car ride away!” reads the April 2nd measles travel advisory for all New Yorkers from the New York State […]
Apr 8, 2025
Third measles case in 2025 in Colorado confirmed
CBS News A third case of measles in Colorado this year has been confirmed by state health officials. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says an adult in southwestern Colorado has tested positive. The adult lives in Archuleta County, and it hasn’t been confirmed if the person is vaccinated or not. Evidence is showing it’s […]
Apr 8, 2025
Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock
AP A day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated, public health officials say. West Texas is in the middle of a still-growing measles outbreak with 505 cases reported on Tuesday. The state expanded the number of counties in the outbreak area this week […]
Apr 8, 2025