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– Pennsylvania has recorded 943 confirmed measles cases across 39 counties in 2026. The latest state update also lists 176 hospitalizations and five measles-associated deaths through Sept. 30. Case numbers increased by 40 from the previous update on Sept. 28.

Global health leaders called for a country-led approach to artificial intelligence in disease elimination during a UN General Assembly event in New York. The session brought together health ministers, funders, diagnostics leaders and public health experts. The Global Institute for

Pennsylvania health officials have confirmed that an unvaccinated 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died with an active measles infection. She died on September 12 during the state’s largest measles outbreak in more than three decades. Laboratory testing detected the virus in

Federal health authorities designated a voluntary recall of Lundberg Family Farms organic white Jasmine rice as a Class II health hazard due to foreign object contamination concerns. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s updated classification covers approximately 4,600 bags distributed

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rasonque, or daraxonrasib, for certain adults with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The FDA announced the decision on August 26, 2026. The approval covers patients who received at least one previous systemic therapy. It also

Congo’s Ebola outbreak had reached 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths by August 3, making it the country’s largest recorded epidemic. It ranks second worldwide only to the 2014 to 2016 West Africa outbreak. Congo crossed 1,000 confirmed cases within

Michigan has reported two deaths linked to its 2026 cyclosporiasis outbreak, marking the first fatalities recorded in the state investigation. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services listed 11,234 cases as of Aug. 3. Officials also reported 193 hospitalizations

Scientists have captured the molecular machinery that malaria parasites use to enter human red blood cells. The finding overturns a decades-old view of the moving junction as a passive ring. Researchers found that the structure acts as an active machine

A cyclosporiasis outbreak in Southeast Michigan has reached 992 confirmed cases, state health data showed July 8. The regional total has topped 1,000 when nearby Ohio cases are included. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the source

New York’s proposed ban on potassium bromate has put one of the state’s best-known food traditions into a regulatory debate, with pizza makers, bagel shops and food safety advocates focused on a flour additive long used to strengthen dough. The