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The Eastern Herald’s Health Desk covers public health, diseases, medical developments, health policy and major developments affecting healthcare and population health worldwide.

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Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Stroke Odds in Preliminary Study

Preliminary research involving 442,906 US adults links cannabis use with higher odds of reporting cardiovascular disease, especially stroke. The survey-based findings do not establish causation or an individual’s absolute risk.

November 3, 2026

by Health Desk

New York Reports First Measles-Associated Death in Over 30 Years

A child in Lewis County has died in connection with New York’s ongoing measles outbreak, officials announced November 2. It is the state’s first known measles-associated death in more than 30 years; officials are urging vaccination checks and prompt calls

November 3, 2026

by Health Desk

Your iPhone Can Mask Bedroom Noise, but It Is Not a Sleep Cure

Apple's Background Sounds can mask environmental noise without a separate sound machine. Official setup instructions and

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A Teen Refused a Hug. Pediatric Guidance Supports That Choice

A reader's letter to Asking Eric describes a dispute after a teenager declined a family friend's

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Red Light May Be Gentler at Bedtime. That Does Not Make It a Cure.

Red light is being promoted as a bedtime aid, but feeling better rested is not the same as treating insomnia. NBC Select’s latest expert report, a small athlete study and federal treatment

October 30, 2026

Health·News

UK Schools Could Hold Needle-Free Adrenaline Sprays for Allergic Pupils

The medicines regulator has opened an eight-week consultation on letting schools buy adrenaline nasal sprays for pupils at risk of anaphylaxis. Its papers do not say what a spray would cost a

October 19, 2026

Health·News

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Congo’s Ebola Reaches an Eighth Province; Source of Infection Not Given

Two men in Congo's Wapinda health zone have given the Ebola outbreak an eighth province, Nord-Ubangi, and one has died. The ministry's report does not say how they were infected, four days

October 18, 2026

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£140 Million for NHS Urgent Care, but 8 of 25 Winter Sites Aren’t Open Yet

Eight of the 25 urgent care sites the government says will be open for winter were not yet open when it announced them on Sunday, its own list shows. The £140 million

October 18, 2026

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Pennsylvania Counts Five Measles Deaths. The CDC Lists Two Nationwide.

Pennsylvania confirms five measles deaths and is reviewing a sixth, while the CDC's national page lists two for the whole country. The state counts by a 30-day rule; the CDC says it

October 17, 2026

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Kenya’s Third Ebola Case Was Quarantined; Three Contacts Are Still Untraced

Kenya's third Ebola patient, a 65-year-old woman, fell ill while already in quarantine, which the Ministry of Health says is why she was caught early. WHO calls it the response working as

October 17, 2026

Health·News

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Gynecologists Back Hormones for Menopause. The Patch Is Hard to Find.

ACOG's first menopause guideline since 2014 tells doctors to consider hormone therapy before age 60 or within 10 years of menopause. One form of that therapy, the estradiol patch, has been hard

October 16, 2026

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EMA Backs Rasonque Pancreatic Cancer Pill in Under 150 Days

The EMA's human medicines committee has recommended Rasonque for adults whose metastatic pancreatic cancer has already been treated, after a review of under 150 days. The survival figure the agency cites is

October 16, 2026

Health·News

Front label of Family Farmstead Raw Cheddar, mild, 8 oz, marked A2 protein, aged 3+ months and 100% grass fed

Maryland Sample Finds E. coli in NY Raw Cheddar, Pulled in Two States

Family Farmstead Dairy is recalling one lot of raw cheddar in New York and New Jersey after a Maryland sample isolated two Shiga toxin-producing E. coli strains. No illness is reported, but

October 16, 2026

Health·News

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FDA Clears Anktiva for Papillary Bladder Cancer on Extrapolated Data

The FDA on Wednesday extended Anktiva to adults with high-grade, papillary-only bladder cancer that no longer responds to BCG. Its notice leans on a 77-patient single-arm trial in a different form of

October 15, 2026

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Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Stroke Odds in Preliminary Study

New York Reports First Measles-Associated Death in Over 30 Years

Your iPhone Can Mask Bedroom Noise, but It Is Not a Sleep Cure

A Teen Refused a Hug. Pediatric Guidance Supports That Choice

Red Light May Be Gentler at Bedtime. That Does Not Make It a Cure.

Congo’s Ebola Reaches an Eighth Province; Source of Infection Not Given

Pennsylvania Counts Five Measles Deaths. The CDC Lists Two Nationwide.

Kenya’s Third Ebola Case Was Quarantined; Three Contacts Are Still Untraced

Gynecologists Back Hormones for Menopause. The Patch Is Hard to Find.

EMA Backs Rasonque Pancreatic Cancer Pill in Under 150 Days

Maryland Sample Finds E. coli in NY Raw Cheddar, Pulled in Two States

FDA Clears Anktiva for Papillary Bladder Cancer on Extrapolated Data

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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