The Latest Breaking News from CDC

Florida Smoke Shops Can No Longer Sell Nitrous Oxide as Meg's Law Takes Effect with Xylazine Trafficking Penalties

Florida's Meg's Law took effect on Oct. 1, banning nitrous oxide sales at smoke shops and creating a xylazine trafficking crime. Here's what changed.

Medical Daily · Oct 2

California Closed Raw Goat Milk Probe Without Penalties After Two Riverside County Girls Developed a Dangerous Kidney Condition

State regulators closed a raw goat milk case with no penalty after two girls developed HUS, ProPublica found. Here's what parents should know.

Medical Daily · Oct 2

A Rice Farmer's Brain Parasite Surfaces in NEJM After the Philippines' 2025 Deadline to Stop Its Spread

Manila doctors traced a rice farmer's brief shaking spell to brain schistosomiasis after the Philippines' 2025 goal to stop the parasite passed.

Medical Daily · Oct 2

Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Now Account for More Than a Third of the Black-White Infant Mortality Gap

Sudden unexpected infant deaths now drive over a third of the Black-white infant mortality gap, a JAMA study shows. Safe sleep steps inside.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

Backyard Poultry Salmonella Outbreaks End at 1,253 Illnesses, Second Largest on Record, with Drug Resistance in Some Cases

CDC closed its 2026 backyard poultry Salmonella outbreaks at 1,253 illnesses, 256 hospitalizations, and two deaths. What flock owners should know.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

Senators Give CDC Until October 9 to Explain Nearly Four-Week Delay in Free COVID Shots for Low-Income Children

Senators want the CDC to explain a nearly four-week delay in free COVID shots for low-income kids. Here is what parents of VFC-eligible children can do now.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

Bowling Green Measles Case Lists Possible Exposures at BGSU, Wood County Hospital's ER, a Restaurant, and a Clinic

Wood County confirmed a measles case with exposures at BGSU, Wood County Hospital's ER, Pagliai's, and Falcon Health Center. See dates and next steps.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

Water Main Break Triggers Boil Water Advisory in Parts of Chatham, Virginia, as Four Schools Receive Drinking Water

A water main break led to a boil water advisory in parts of Chatham, Virginia, affecting four schools. Here is how to boil water and protect your family.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

A Parasite Known for Damaging the Liver and Gut Turned Up in a Patient's Brain, Manila Doctors Report

A NEJM image report from Manila shows how schistosomiasis, a snail-borne parasite known for gut and liver damage, can also reach the brain.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

HHS Awards Nearly $3 Million to Test Tick-Killing Deer Feed and Rodent Baits Against Lyme and Alpha-Gal

CDC and NIH awarded nearly $3 million to test tick-killing deer feed and rodent baits as more than 500,000 Americans get tick-borne diseases yearly.

Medical Daily · Oct 1