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Emergency room visits surge, Texans die amid dangerous heat wave

After weeks of extreme heat, health officials have reported numerous deaths, while emergency departments across the state are seeing record numbers of people seeking treatment for heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

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What we do — and don't yet — know about the malaria cases in the U.S.

Five local cases of malaria in the U.S. have been reported --mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite bit and infected the individuals. How worried should we be? Is climate change a factor?

WEKU

How to stay cool and safe during California's first heat wave of the summer

The next few days in Southern California will be very, very hot.

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Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found U.S. deaths involving xylazine, known on the street as Tranq, had already risen 35-fold by 2021.

WEKU

DeSantis, Trump seek to rewrite history on COVID response

ORLANDO, Fla. — In January 2021, Gov. Ron DeSantis was proud to announce the one-millionth COVID-19 vaccine given out in Florida.

Orlando Sentinel

What to know about malaria after Texas’ first local case in 30 years

Texas’ first locally acquired case of malaria in 30 years was recently reported by health officials. The patient was diagnosed with the disease after working outdoors in South Texas’ Cameron County, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement Friday.

Tribune News Service

Here’s how to keep cool and stay safe during a heat wave

Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and led to mounting misery from the Pacific Northwest to the South

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Here's how to keep cool and stay safe during a heat wave

Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and led to mounting misery from the Pacific Northwest to the South

The Independent UK

Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren't more people getting treatment?

A new CDC report finds that just a third of those diagnosed with hepatitis C have cleared the virus — a decade after a cure was made available.

WEKU

CDC data amplifies calls for funding hepatitis plan

Only one-third of individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C have been cured in the decade since cures for the disease became available, according to a study published Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

Deadly germ behind infant formula shortage will join CDC watchlist of bad bugs

Federal health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year

The Independent UK

CDC data amplifies calls for funding hepatitis plan - Roll Call

Despite the availability of effective medicines, only one in six uninsured adults under 40 with hepatitis C have been cured.

Roll Call

Uterine cancer deaths could soon outnumber deaths from ovarian cancer, oncologist says

Uterine cancer cases are on the rise in the US — and they could soon surpass ovarian cancer cases in terms of the number of deaths that result from them, an oncologist says

Daily Mirror

Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after speaking with their doctor, CDC says

Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first

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Sound advice: Expert says NASCAR spectators should protect their hearing

When 40 stock car drivers hit the streets this weekend, their roaring V8s will be bellowing at levels that could hurt spectators’ hearing.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago pharmacist convicted on charges of selling blank COVID vaccination cards on eBay

CHICAGO -- A Chicago pharmacist has been found guilty of federal charges alleging he stole hundreds of COVID-19 vaccination cards from the South Side Walgreens where he worked and sold them on eBay at the height of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Is the US on the verge of a new malaria outbreak?

The last US outbreak of malaria was in 2003, with eight reported cases in Florida

Daily Mirror

'I thought I just had a rash - but a parasite was living inside my leg and laying eggs'

Marystella Gomez was diagnosed with a parasite known as hookworm, leading to a skin condition called cutaneous larva migrans which started out as a simple itchy rash after a holiday

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Outgoing CDC chief Rochelle Walensky: We need help to be ‘nimble agency of the future’

Dr. Rochelle Walensky is preparing for life after the pandemic. She announced her plans to step down as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 5, just six days before the federal government declared the end of the public health emergency.

The Times of India

Racism case: Yorkshire County Cricket Club faces 500,000 pounds fine

According to British media reports, the England Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has informed an independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) panel that Yorkshire should be imposed a fine of £500,000 ($636,600) and face point deductions due to their mishandling of racism allegations raised by former player Azeem Rafiq.

Axios

Texas sets new power use record as dangerous heat sweeps southern U.S.

Texas grid operator warns the power use record will likely be broken again today amid surging demand for air conditioners.

Al Jazeera

Malaria detected in the southern US for first time in 20 years

Florida and Texas have reported a combined total of five cases, noting the patients are ‘improving’ from their symptoms.

LiveScience

5 malaria cases in Florida and Texas were acquired locally, CDC warns

Four people in Florida and one person in Texas recently caught malaria within the U.S. Similar cases haven't been reported since 2003.

Miami Herald

Malaria alert issued in Florida. Why infectious mosquitoes have led to statewide concern

Four people in Sarasota have fallen ill with malaria, and the Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness alert, the department said this week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control also has issued an alert after the Florida cases, and one case in Texas, are the first…

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Malaria Just Spread in the US for the First Time in 2 Decades — Will There Be More Cases?

Late Monday, the CDC announced it identified five total cases of malaria in Texas and Florida and is recommending folks to take precautions.

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