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2 West Nile virus deaths reported in North Carolina: Officials
A female Culex tarsalis mosquito is shown in a close right anterior-oblique view, Aug, 28, 2017. (CDC/Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images)North Car...
Oct 14, 2026
GLP-1s may help boost fertility outcomes for hopeful mothers, some women find
Weight loss injection pen medications. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)After years of fertility treatments to become pregna...
Oct 14, 2026
As measles continues to spread, health officials are seeing vaccine interest rise
Instructions for a measles vaccination are seen outside of the Lubbock Public Health facility on April 9, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty...
Oct 13, 2026
Mini organs launching to space may help future astronauts and humans on Earth stay healthy
NASA.govMiniature organs being sent into space for the very first time may soon help scientists understand how spaceflight impacts certain organs and ...
Oct 13, 2026
US surpasses 4,000 measles cases with infections confirmed in 45 states: CDC
Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminol...
Oct 9, 2026
CDC says measures in place to 'assess' travelers from Russian region where plague was reported
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Megan Varner/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The Cente...
Oct 8, 2026
Health officials report 74 new measles cases in Pennsylvania
(Getty Images stock photo)Pennsylvania is reporting 74 new measles cases since Monday, the state's health department said Wednesday.A total of 1,078 c...
Oct 8, 2026
What vaccines doctors say you may need for respiratory virus season
A doctor wipes a staff member's arm with disinfectant. (Photo by Katharina Kausche/picture alliance via Getty Images)As the weather turns colder, it a...
Oct 8, 2026
1 in 15 household cats may carry 'Beaver Fever' which can infect humans
STOCK PHOTO/Getty ImagesCats live in nearly 80 million American households, but a new study suggests nearly one out of fifteen cats are infected with ...
Oct 7, 2026
WHO officials say unclear how Russia plague lab worker died, call for more information
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (2nd R) meets with journalists from the Association of Correspondents Accredited to the United Nations...
Oct 7, 2026