The Latest Breaking News from Public Health

Texas Confirms a Measles Outbreak in Montgomery County After a Traveler Infected Four Unvaccinated Residents

Texas DSHS confirmed a measles outbreak in Montgomery County after four unvaccinated family members were infected by an out-of-state traveler.

Medical Daily · Jul 31

A Utah Lab Class Misidentified a Bacterium and 32 People Took Antibiotics They Never Needed

CDC says 32 people at a Utah university took preventive antibiotics after a lab sample was misidentified as meningococcus. It was harmless.

Medical Daily · Jul 31

USDA Tells Oregon and Washington Shoppers to Throw Out a Curry Chicken Salad Over Possible Listeria

USDA issued a public health alert for Mary's Harvest Curry Chicken Salad sold in Oregon and Washington over possible Listeria.

Medical Daily · Jul 31

The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe

Americans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t change that, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

Quick Facts About Dr Fauci as He Pleads the Fifth More Than 100 Times at Senate Hearing

Dr Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing led by Senator Rand Paul, focusing on COVID-19 origins and research. Fauci's role and controversies remain under scrutiny.

International Business Times UK · Jul 30

Japan develops heat-beating cooling booths

As extreme summer temperatures become an increasingly serious public health concern, Japanese manufacturers have introduced a portable cooling booth designed to help people recover quickly from dangerous heat exposure.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Colorado Recorded More Than 250 Salmonella Cases This Month, About a Hundred Above Normal, with No Food Identified

Colorado reported over 250 Salmonella cases in July, more than 100 above average. No source has been identified.

Medical Daily · Jul 30

Canada’s gender-based violence laws are improving. Frontline worker conditions are not

When it comes to gender-based violence (GBV) Canada has made legal and policy strides over the past decades, and indeed the past few years. Once viewed as a domestic matter, GBV is increasingly recognized as a public safety, public health and human rights issue.

The Conversation · Jul 29

At Senate Hearing, Fauci Takes the Fifth To Avoid Accounting for Inconsistent Statements About a Lab Leak

Diary entries show the former public health official acknowledged that U.S.-supported researchers were conducting gain-of-function research in Wuhan that could have caused the pandemic.

Reason · Jul 29

Wildfire smoke: A health emergency beyond the flames, WHO warns

Wildfire smoke from southern Europe's fires is a growing health emergency, WHO warns, and public health authorities need to do more to inform and protect the most vulnerable.

Euronews · Jul 29