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Outbreaks, contamination and food or drug recalls, plus medical news sourced from the CDC, the FDA and state health departments. The record, never advice.
The administration has reinstated some of the 760,000 people cut from ACA coverage in an anti-fraud sweep, insurance sources say; CMS has given no figure.
Two FDA adverse-event reports from July and September 2026 name unapproved retatrutide in the deaths of women aged 41 and 49; the cause is still unverified.
The Holy See Press Office said surgery on Oct. 13 at Gemelli hospital removed the lower lobe of Pope Leo XIV’s right lung and confirmed lung adenocarcinoma; doctors reported no complications.
The CDC reported 4,080 confirmed U.S. measles cases as of Oct. 8, 2026, in 45 states plus D.C. and New York City; Pennsylvania has the most cases listed.
Irkutsk officials report a suspected dangerous infection and a quarantined hospital department but name no disease; media and Buryatia’s head named plague.
Epic Research found shingles rates fall in younger adults, but it compared birth cohorts, not vaccination records. Read what it checked and its caveats.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized its mandatory GLOBE drug pricing model for Original Medicare Part B on Sept. 30. The final rule estimates savings of about $80 million a year, down from about $2.3 billion in the proposal.
CDC’s measles page, updated Sept. 25, lists 2 U.S. measles deaths in 2026. Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, in its Sept. 28 update, lists 4 in the state alone. Neither agency’s figure is shown to be wrong; there is not yet a national standard for what counts.
A 123-man trial found similar eight-year cancer control for radiation and surgery, but far fewer side effects after radiation, ASTRO and Urology Times report.
Congo counted 8,067 confirmed Ebola cases by Sept. 26. WHO figures show 71 to 81 new cases a day since July as the outbreak shifts between provinces.
CDC and FDA link 13 E. coli illnesses in nine states to recalled Graziers raw milk cheese; eight people were hospitalized and over half are young children.
Hillsborough and Pinellas counties declared states of emergency as Florida’s locally acquired dengue cases reached 190 this year, 170 of them in Hillsborough, per the state’s Sept. 13-19 report. The state confirmed a death, CBS Miami reported.
Galil Importing Corp recalled Lior Cinnamon Ground Seasoning in six states after a Maryland sample flagged potential lead contamination; no illnesses reported.
An FDA advisory panel is voting on whether GRAIL’s $949 Galleri blood test is safe and effective for cancer screening, as new trial data shows a 6.5-fold rise in cancers detected, lower sensitivity in FDA’s own tables, and a UK trial that missed its main goal.
An FDA direct final rule replaces animal with nonclinical in drug regulations, adds no new requirements, and takes effect Feb. 4, 2027 unless FDA withdraws it.
Health workers in DR Congo’s Ituri province began receiving Ervebo Ebola vaccine Saturday, even though the outbreak is caused by a different virus species.
FDA approves imlunestrant (Inluriyo) plus abemaciclib (Verzenio) for ESR1-mutated, HER2-negative breast cancer after hormone therapy progression.
RFK Jr. told Children’s Health Defense it has a friend at the White House. What’s actually in effect for parents: the vaccine order, a court stay, and measles.
The FDA approved four updated COVID-19 vaccines for people 65+ and high-risk groups Aug. 27, 2026; the CDC’s own guidance page has not been updated to match.
A 40-year-old woman from Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, September 12, 2026, from complications her county coroner has linked to measles.