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PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated

Pennsylvania’s explosive measles outbreak is now the largest the US has seen since the highly infectious virus was declared eliminated […]

Pediatricians renew call to ban raw milk as anti-science rhetoric reigns

As many doctors are moving ahead with the latest advances of modern medicine—from powerful obesity drugs to breakthrough cancer treatments—pediatricians […]

Mass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher

Former Rospotrebnadzor head Gennady Onishchenko said Friday that Shipilova’s infection was “most likely not the plague” but that there “will […]

Patient-zero drill put health facilities to the test—40% of them failed

In the drill, which ran between January and June 2026, actors visited 73 healthcare facilities. Most were in New York […]

Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths

Measles was declared eliminated from the US in 2000 thanks to high vaccination rates. But amid misinformation from anti-vaccine activists—including […]

RFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the “tyranny” of medical facts, expertise

At a Make America Healthy Again event Tuesday, anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy opened a “fireside chat” with Vice […]

Most powerful obesity drug yet: People lost up to 25% of weight in trial

Next-generation obesity drug Retatrutide is being developed by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, which also makes tirzepatide, a potent dual-acting treatment […]