A 39-year-old unvaccinated woman in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has become the sixth person to die of the highly infectious virus […]
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WHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights “key uncertainty”
Over the weekend, the World Health Organization released a disease outbreak report on the events surrounding the death of a […]
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 […]
18-year-old dies of measles in PA from severe neurological complication
A fourth person in Pennsylvania has died of measles, the state health department confirmed Tuesday. The latest death was in […]
Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner says
A 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania has died of complications from measles, according to the county’s coroner. It marks […]
Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland
The MRSA strain, called t016-ST22-MRSA-IV, has a unique pattern of antibiotic resistance; it could resist at least four drugs, including […]
150 research primates got diarrhea, flooding lab with priceless vaccine data
Skip to content Researchers now have clear new targets and insights for developing a Shigella vaccine. A medical illustration depicts […]
Trump admin shelves Cyclospora research despite record-breaking outbreak
The Trump administration is halting vital federal research on the foodborne parasite Cyclospora, despite the record-breaking, nationwide outbreak of the […]