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CDC Merges Its Flu and COVID Divisions into One Respiratory Virus Unit as Fall Illness Season Approaches

CDC merged its flu and COVID divisions into one respiratory virus division effective Sept. 4. What it oversees and what families should watch this fall.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Uptown's Shuttered Weiss Memorial Hospital Loses Its State License, Leaving Neighbors to Rely on Other North Side ERs

Illinois says the closed Weiss Memorial Hospital in Uptown has lost its license. Where can Uptown residents go now for emergency and hospital care?

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Ranch Horse Becomes First Equine Screwworm Case in the Outbreak as West Texas Animal Movement Limits Expand

A Presidio County ranch horse is the first equine screwworm case in the U.S. outbreak. What West Texas horse owners should check before hauling.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

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A Suspected Adrenal Tumor Found During a Kidney Stone Workup Was a Cyst Lined with Airway Tissue

A dense mass near a man's right adrenal gland looked like a solid tumor on CT. Surgery found a benign cyst lined with the kind of tissue found in the airways.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

A 37-Year-Old's Complex Ovarian Mass Turned Out to Be Rare Destructive Inflammation, and Her Other Ovary Contained Bone

A complex ovarian mass and high CA-125 in a 37-year-old raised concern. Pathology found rare destructive inflammation and bone in her other ovary.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

A Coin a 6-Year-Old Pushed Up His Nose Stayed Hidden for 29 Years and Was Recovered in Six Corroded Pieces

A man who pushed a coin into his nose at 6 had no symptoms for decades until foul, bloody discharge led doctors to a corroded, calcified coin.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Painful Lumps Strung Like Rosary Beads Beside a Man's Testicle Were Clotted, Calcified Blood Vessels, Not a Tumor

A 53-year-old man's beadlike scrotal lumps mimicked a mass beside the testicle. Surgery found clotted, calcified vessels along the vas deferens.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

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An 8.3-Centimeter Mass in a 19-Year-Old's Brain Looked Like Aggressive Cancer but Was a Rare Benign Lesion Packed with Calcium

An 8.3-centimeter brain mass in a 19-year-old looked like a high-grade glioma on MRI. Pathologists found a rare benign calcified lesion instead.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Maryland Medicaid Audit Found Hundreds of Home Care Plans Stuck Unapproved, Some for Months, as Lawmakers Press Officials

Maryland Medicaid drew a second unsatisfactory audit, including home care plans left unapproved for months. What families and caregivers should check.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Nearly 180,000 Finger Light Toys Sold on Amazon Are Recalled Because Children Can Easily Reach the Button Batteries

About 179,739 finger light toys sold on Amazon are recalled because kids can reach the button batteries inside. Warning signs and what to do now.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Low Liver Enzyme Readings Were Linked to Colorectal Cancer Before 45, but Screening Guidance Has Not Changed

An Epic Research analysis linked low AST and ALT to early colorectal cancer in adults under 45. It isn't peer-reviewed, and screening advice stands.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Nighttime Light Above 3 Lux Was Linked to Slightly Thicker Heart Walls in a Study of 11,071 Adults

In 11,071 UK adults, nighttime light above 3 lux was linked to slightly thicker heart walls. The study was observational and did not prove causation.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Medicare Advantage Members Facing 2027 Plan Exits and Expected Benefit Cuts Should Check Doctor Networks Before October 15

Insurers are expected to trim 2027 Medicare Advantage benefits and exit some markets. How seniors can confirm a plan is ending and keep their doctors.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Ifosfamide Is Scarce at 94 Percent of Surveyed Cancer Centers, and Every Responding Center Reports a Drug Shortage

Every cancer center in a new NCCN survey reports at least one drug shortage, led by ifosfamide. What patients in treatment should ask now.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

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Medical Daily · Sep 11

Trump's $500 Obamacare Refund Skips Subsidized Enrollees and Leaves Monthly Premiums and Deductibles for 2027 Plans Unchanged

The $500 ACA refund targets about 1 million unsubsidized HealthCare.gov enrollees in 30 states. It won't lower premiums. What to check before Nov. 1.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Gummy Bear Shaped Magnets Sold on SHEIN Are Recalled Because Two Swallowed Pieces Can Perforate a Child's Intestines

SHEIN is recalling 4,640 bear-shaped fridge magnets that can appeal to kids. Why swallowed magnets are an emergency and how to get a refund.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

South Bronx Legionnaires' Cluster Linked to One Death as NYC Tests Cooling Towers in Two ZIP Codes

NYC is investigating a Legionnaires' disease cluster in Melrose and Morrisania with five cases and one death. Who should seek care and what to watch.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Rabies Vaccine Use Rose 33 Percent This Summer as CDC Warns Clinicians About Errors in Post-Exposure Treatment

CDC says rabies vaccine use rose 33% and immune globulin use rose 76% this summer. What a bite, scratch, or bat contact now means for families.

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Medical Daily · Sep 11

A Rare Epilepsy Strikes at the Mah-Jong Table, and Quitting the Game Often Ends the Seizures

Mah-jong can trigger seizures in a rare form of reflex epilepsy, and studies from China and Taiwan link giving up the game to seizure freedom.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

A Dutch Teen Woke Up from Knee Surgery Speaking Only English and Insisting He Was in Utah

Medical Daily · Sep 11

A Handheld Tattoo Needle Likely Pierced an Artery in His Penis and Left Him Half-Erect Day and Night

A 21-year-old developed a painless, constant semi-erection after a hand-needled penile tattoo. The fix his doctors recommended never happened.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

A Hotpot Eating Bet Sent a Teen to Surgery Within Two Hours, Where Surgeons Found Dead Stomach Tissue

A 15-year-old's hotpot eating bet ended in emergency surgery after a scan showed gas in his portal vein, a warning that his stomach wall was dying.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Her Seizures Were Set Off by Sermon Podcasts Read by Men, and Hospital Monitors Caught Four of Them

A Dallas woman's epileptic seizures were triggered by sermon podcasts narrated by men, a trigger her neurologists say had never been reported.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Former Amazon Warehouse Workers Say Pregnant Staff Were Denied Chairs and Penalized for Hospital Visits in New Lawsuit

Four former Amazon warehouse workers allege that pregnant staff were denied chairs and breaks. Amazon denies it. What the law requires and why it matters.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Drug-Resistant Candida auris Reached Hospital Workers' Gloves or Gowns in 29 Percent of Patient Care Contacts

Candida auris reached healthcare workers' gloves or gowns in 29% of care interactions at nine hospitals. What patients and families should know.

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