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A schoolgirl in Egypt receives a measles and rubella vaccine injection from a health worker

US Loses Measles Elimination Status After 26 Years, CNN Reports

The US has lost measles elimination status after 26 years, CNN reports. The designation concerns sustained transmission, not the absence of all cases.

November 14, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle, shown in red.

US and Mexico face loss of measles elimination status as outbreaks spread

PAHO experts are reviewing whether sustained measles transmission has returned to the US and Mexico as outbreaks expose gaps in vaccination coverage.

November 13, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Peach-coloured tablets in blister packs resting on a red box labelled “STATIN,” with loose tablets in front.

Stopping Statins in Older Adults Raises Safety Questions in New Trial

The STREAM trial met its two-year statistical threshold, but more older adults assigned to stop statins

CDC infographic showing how H5N1 bird flu spreads between wild birds, poultry, mammals, and humans

Washington Bird Flu: Union Warns of Missed Dairy Worker Cases After Death

Washington has confirmed three dairy-linked human bird flu cases, including one death. United Farm Workers warns

Yann LeCun, AI pioneer and AMI Labs founder, joins Cellular Intelligence Scientific Advisory Board

Yann LeCun Joins Cellular Intelligence Board: World Models Move From AI Theory to Parkinson’s Research

The AI pioneer who built the leading alternative to large language models joins Cellular Intelligence's advisory board alongside Moderna co-founder Bob Langer, as the company's DeltaStem foundation model moves toward clinical application

September 21, 2026

Health·News·Technology

India EU Free Trade Agreement health security analysis by Visvaniti Foundation

India Supplies 30% of the World’s Generic Medicines. Its EU Trade Deal Could Change That.

A New Delhi think tank is pressing India and the EU to treat their landmark free trade agreement as a scaffold for health security, arguing the pact should be judged not by

September 20, 2026

Business·Health·News

Saima Wazed WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia who accused Director-General Tedros of political witch hunt

Saima Wazed Accuses WHO Chief of Politically Motivated Purge After Bangladesh’s 2024 Upheaval

Saima Wazed, the recently resigned WHO regional director for South-East Asia and daughter of Sheikh Hasina, has broken her year of silence in a FirstPost op-ed, accusing WHO Director-General Tedros of a

September 19, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

Medical professional administering a vaccine injection, representing the Pennsylvania measles outbreak that has claimed three lives

Third Measles Death in Pennsylvania as Outbreak Reaches 693 Cases, CDC Help Refused

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has reached three deaths and 693 confirmed cases across 38 counties. An unvaccinated Jefferson County woman died September 12, the same week CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed Pennsylvania

September 15, 2026

Health·News

A healthcare worker administers a measles vaccine to a child in Bangladesh during the 2026 emergency vaccination campaign

Bangladesh Measles Deaths Cross 1,000: Vaccination Drive Failed Four Million Children

Bangladesh has recorded more than 1,000 measles deaths and 187,000 infections since March, the world's worst active outbreak per the CDC. An emergency campaign vaccinated 18 million children but missed four million,

September 10, 2026

Health·News

Illustration representing Alexander disease, a rare genetic neurological disorder caused by GFAP gene mutations affecting astrocytes in the brain

A Fatal Neurological Disease With No Treatment Just Got Its First Drug

The FDA's September 3 approval of Zanvastro marks the first disease-modifying treatment for Alexander disease, an ultra-rare neurological disorder affecting roughly one in one million people. The drug targets the genetic root

September 8, 2026

Health·News

Rosalba Hernandez, researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, whose review of 18 clinical trials confirmed mindfulness lowers blood pressure

Scientists Confirmed That Mindfulness Lowers Blood Pressure. There’s a Catch.

A review of 18 clinical trials found that structured mindfulness programs lower blood pressure by up to 7.6 mmHg and reduce inflammatory markers within weeks. The physiological gains do not persist once

September 6, 2026

Health·News

Illustration representing neurological research into multiple sclerosis and brain health

The MS Pill That Beat Standard Therapy and Cleared the Safety Bar Its Rival Could Not

A Novartis oral pill for relapsing multiple sclerosis outperformed standard therapy in two large Phase III trials, and unlike a rival BTK inhibitor the FDA declined over liver concerns, it showed no

September 5, 2026

Health·News

Research from the University of Birmingham shows immune cells retain a molecular memory of obesity for up to a decade after weight loss

Your Body Remembers When It Was Obese. The Memory Can Last a Decade.

Your immune cells keep a molecular record of every year spent with obesity, and that record does not reset when the weight does. New research from the University of Birmingham explains why

September 5, 2026

Health·News

A CPAP continuous positive airway pressure machine the standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea before pill alternatives

Millions Refused the CPAP Mask. This Sleep Apnea Pill Just Entered FDA Review.

The FDA has accepted for review Oxnimbi (AD109), a once-nightly pill for sleep apnea patients who refused CPAP. In a Phase 3 trial of 646 patients, it cut breathing interruptions by 44

September 5, 2026

Health·News

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US Loses Measles Elimination Status After 26 Years, CNN Reports

US and Mexico face loss of measles elimination status as outbreaks spread

Stopping Statins in Older Adults Raises Safety Questions in New Trial

Washington Bird Flu: Union Warns of Missed Dairy Worker Cases After Death

Yann LeCun Joins Cellular Intelligence Board: World Models Move From AI Theory to Parkinson’s Research

India Supplies 30% of the World’s Generic Medicines. Its EU Trade Deal Could Change That.

Saima Wazed Accuses WHO Chief of Politically Motivated Purge After Bangladesh’s 2024 Upheaval

Third Measles Death in Pennsylvania as Outbreak Reaches 693 Cases, CDC Help Refused

Bangladesh Measles Deaths Cross 1,000: Vaccination Drive Failed Four Million Children

A Fatal Neurological Disease With No Treatment Just Got Its First Drug

Scientists Confirmed That Mindfulness Lowers Blood Pressure. There’s a Catch.

The MS Pill That Beat Standard Therapy and Cleared the Safety Bar Its Rival Could Not

Your Body Remembers When It Was Obese. The Memory Can Last a Decade.

Millions Refused the CPAP Mask. This Sleep Apnea Pill Just Entered FDA Review.

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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