Cyclospora Cases Soared More Than Tenfold as U.S. Disease Surveillance Was Scaled Back 2026-foodborne-illness-record-detection-versus-contamination-surveillance Medical Daily · Aug 17
Global Rubella Vaccination Reached 73 Percent of Infants and 15 Countries Still Have No Program at All CDC reports that global rubella vaccine coverage rose to 73 percent and that modeled birth defect cases fell by 73 percent, but 15 countries have no program. Medical Daily · Aug 17
USDA Reopens an Arizona Livestock Port to Mexican Cattle This Month as Screwworm Detections Hold at 45 USDA reopens the Douglas, Arizona port to Mexican livestock on Aug. 24, while 45 US screwworm detections are reported across Texas and New Mexico. Medical Daily · Aug 17
New Jersey Confirms Its First Zika Case Since 2020 and Says the Middlesex County Resident Traveled New Jersey reported its first Zika case in six years in Middlesex County. Officials call it travel-related and say public risk stays low. Medical Daily · Aug 17
Granola Sold to Breastfeeding Mothers Is Recalled Nationwide After a Moringa Supplier Flagged Salmonella in Testing Lacnola Lactation Granola, sold on Amazon since October 2025, is recalled due to a Salmonella risk. Check two lot codes on the pink pouch now. Medical Daily · Aug 17
Senator Demands HHS Records as FDA Inspects Mexican Lettuce Farm at Center of Cyclospora Outbreak Warren gave HHS until Aug. 27 for Taylor Farms' records as FDA inspectors reached Mexico. The outbreak stands at 9,481 illnesses. Medical Daily · Aug 17
Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy as health secretary before speaking out The Guardian - US · Aug 16
Fauci Declines a Second Senate Panel, Leaving Federal Pandemic Decisions Without Any Completed Public Congressional Review Anthony Fauci declined a second Senate inquiry, leaving congressional review of federal pandemic decisions unfinished. What it means for readers. Medical Daily · Aug 16
All Twelve Allegany County Measles Cases Trace to One Western New York Town as Vaccinations Climb Allegany County reports two confirmed and ten presumed measles cases, all in the town of New Hudson. What residents should check now. Medical Daily · Aug 16
Cyclospora Hospitalizations Reach 740 Nationwide as CDC Now Links Most Confirmed Infections to Recalled Iceberg Lettuce CDC counts 740 cyclosporiasis hospitalizations and two deaths in data through August 10, with most confirmed cases now tied to recalled lettuce. Medical Daily · Aug 16
Salmonella and cyclospora outbreaks are spreading: Can AI help keep you safe? With this prompt, I learned about the most important food recalls and the action plan I need to take to avoid getting sick. Tom’s Guide · Aug 16
Asheville Area Ticks Carry Lyme Bacteria at Northeast Levels, While Local Doctors Were Trained to Call It Rare A CDC report found that about 40 percent of Biltmore Forest blacklegged ticks carry Lyme bacteria. Here are the symptoms worth raising with a clinician. Medical Daily · Aug 15
Expectant Parents Have Two Ways to Shield a Newborn from RSV Before the Season Opens in the Fall Two RSV options can protect a newborn this season. Here is the timing, the hospitalization data, and what to ask a pediatrician now. Medical Daily · Aug 15
Pennsylvania and Ohio Drive a Second Straight Week of About 100 New Measles Cases as School Starts CDC added 101 measles cases, and most came from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Here is what the county-level data mean for families this week. Medical Daily · Aug 15
Medical Daily · Aug 15 Texas Egg Recall Moves to the FDA's Highest Risk Tier as the Last Best By Dates Expire FDA raised the Midwest Poultry egg recall to Class I. Check cartons for plant codes P-1950 or 0840962 before the final best-by dates pass.
Frugal Gardening · Aug 15 What Is the Best Way to Clean a Birdbath Without Harming Wildlife? A clean birdbath gives backyard birds something far more valuable than a fancy garden accessory: dependable fresh water. The best cleaning method removes algae, droppings, grime, and potentially harmful germs without leaving behind soap, chemicals, or other residues that birds can ingest or spread through their feathers.
The Times of India · Aug 15 US used dioxin-laden oil for dust control in a town with 2,000 residents, years later it spent $33.1 million for their relocation in order to protect their lives The residents of Times Beach faced a critical situation when dioxin contamination was discovered, leading to their permanent relocation. Originally, this toxic substance was used on dirt roads for dust control during the 1970s. A devastating flood in 1982 heightened the community's concerns about contamination. To address the issue, an…
Medical Daily · Aug 15 CDC Detects a Resistance Gene in a Massachusetts Bacterial Sample That Routine Lab Tests Would Likely Miss CDC labs found a resistance gene rarely seen outside one bacterial genus in a Massachusetts urine sample, one standard tests can miss.
Medical Daily · Aug 15 Hepatitis C Has Been Curable for a Decade, and Prescriptions for the Cure Have Been Falling Prescribing of hepatitis C cures peaked in 2015 and has fallen sharply since, leaving most diagnosed Americans untreated a decade later.
Medical Daily · Aug 15 Valley Fever Was the Most Common Pneumonia Cause Found in Arizona Hospital Patients Who Got Tested In an Arizona hospital study, 10 percent of pneumonia patients tested for Valley fever were infected, and a quarter were never tested.
Medical Daily · Aug 15 Horses Have a Vaccine Against Eastern Equine Encephalitis, and People Still Do Not Horses can be vaccinated against eastern equine encephalitis. People cannot, and roughly a third of human cases turn out to be fatal.
Medical Daily · Aug 15 CDC Warns Patients on Common Immune Drugs Face Higher Risk of Severe Brain Infection from Bites CDC issued a health advisory warning that B-cell-depleting drugs increase the risk of severe brain infections from mosquito- and tick-borne viruses.
Medical Daily · Aug 14 CDC Says a Tropical Bacterium Occurs Naturally in Gulf Coast Soil, and U.S. Cases Are Being Missed CDC says the bacterium causing melioidosis occurs naturally in the Gulf Coast region, meaning Americans can be infected without traveling abroad.
Medical Daily · Aug 14 CDC Journal Corrects Syphilis Study After Reported Doxycycline Resistance Signal Traced to Contamination A reported doxycycline resistance signal in syphilis bacteria was traced to lab contamination, and the CDC journal issued a correction.
Medical Daily · Aug 14 Hepatitis A Spread Inside a Los Angeles County Nursing Facility Despite Vaccination After Exposure A CDC report details hepatitis A spreading in a Los Angeles County nursing facility, including among residents vaccinated after exposure.