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Health
Public health, medicine, outbreaks, and drug approvals.
Five deaths and 198 hospitalisations: inside Pennsylvania's measles outbreak
Pennsylvania confirmed 1,004 measles cases as of early October, nearly a quarter of the U.S. total, with 198 hospitalizations and five deaths — all in unvaccinated people.
Early Trial Shows Some Type 1 Diabetics Can Stop Insulin—Long‑Term Outlook Unclear
An early-stage study reports a handful of Type 1 diabetes patients discontinuing insulin, but durability and safety remain unknown.
Florida’s Dengue Outbreak Shatters Records, and Autumn Cases Signal a Lasting Threat
Florida has reported more than 250 locally acquired dengue cases in 2026, the largest outbreak in the continental U.S. in decades, with a death and an emergency declaration in Hillsborough County.
New Book Traces Healthcare Racism to Jim Crow Laws, Urges Spiritual Vigilance
In "Deep Roots of Racism Cause Disparities in Healthcare," Reverend Deberry P. Cook links Jim Crow-era health policy to today's racial gaps in care and treats the fight against bias as a spiritual duty as well as a policy one.
