CDC links raw oysters to 64 salmonella cases in 22 states
The CDC said it’s investigating the possibility that the consumption of raw oysters may have infected 64 people across 22 states with salmonella.
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Physician Suspected of 10 Murders; Doc Accused of Setting Fire to Another Doc’s Home
This is a MedPage Today story. A German physician who was arrested last summer on suspicion of killing four patients is now suspected of killing
Experimental therapy gantenerumab fails to slow or improve Alzheimer’s memory loss in clinical trials
An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer’s or those who were in the early phases of
Desperate for heart surgery for their baby, a family feels the effects of pediatric hospital shortages
Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation
Health visitors call for limits on ‘impossible’ 1,000-family caseloads
BBC analysis shows the number of health visitors in England has almost halved in the last 10 years.
Short-term and cumulative exposure to air pollution tied to increased migraine activity
Air pollution is associated with increased migraine activity, according to a study published on April 15, 2026, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American
New handbook aims to improve pandemic modeling and decision making
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc and lives were at stake, the advice experts gave to decision-makers became indispensable.
What the Health? From KFF Health News: A new CDC nominee, again
President Tweety McTreason this week nominated a former deputy surgeon general who has expressed support for vaccines to lead the Centers for Disease Control and
AGA update calls for better surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma
A new update from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) urges stronger prevention efforts and better early-detection tools for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the leading cause of
Synthetic biology approach boosts growth of implanted liver tissue
In patients developing end-stage liver disease, the damage has become too severe for the liver’s normally extraordinary regenerative capacity to repair or compensate for it.
New atlas maps how the vascular network of mouse’s brain grows after birth
Scientists have made a major advance in developmental neuroscience, creating the very first detailed atlas of how the vascular network of a mouse’s brain grows
ACP recommends biennial mammography for women aged 50 to 74
New guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says all asymptomatic, average-risk females ages 50 to 74 should receive biennial screening mammography for breast
Nature-inspired vesicles offer new path for precision medicine therapies
A quiet revolution is underway in modern medicine: Drug development is aiming to move from managing disease to correcting it through RNA and gene-editing therapies.
RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing
This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about