Texas Physician: Vaccinating Your Child ‘An Act of Love’
July 30, 2025 As Measles Outbreak Continues, Doctors Urge Back-to-School Shots As Texas continues to manage one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades, Texas Medical Association (TMA) physicians encourage parents to update their children’s vaccinations before going back to school. Most of the 762 Texans affected by the measles outbreak – more than 94% – were […]
Whooping Cough Cases Far Outpacing Last Year’s as Measles Illnesses Continue to Spread
April 30, 2025 Pertussis Cases Increase During Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades Amid the worst measles outbreak Texas has seen in over 30 years; pertussis cases are spiking as well. While over 650 cases of measles have been reported in the state (nearly 900 cases nationwide), Texas’ cases of pertussis – or whooping cough – are outpacing […]
The Only Person Not Killed Or Hospitalized In This COVID Outbreak Was Vaccinated
Two people are dead after a recent COVID-19 outbreak in the IT department of a county government building in Manatee County, Florida ― leaving only one person, who was vaccinated, unscathed. Of the six known exposures that occurred around the same time, at least four people have reportedly been hospitalized and two have died. One of those people […]
Florida Has A Measles Outbreak. Here’s What That Actually Means For You.
LOADINGERROR LOADING Currently, Florida is experiencing a measles outbreak in which nine people, mainly children, are infected. Despite this, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo went against Centers for Disease Control guidance and told parents of unvaccinated children they can decide whether they want to keep their children home from school during the outbreak. The […]
CDC Details Multidrug-Resistant TB Outbreak in an Unlikely Spot
An outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) developed in Kansas in November 2021, and included multiple children who were born in the U.S. and became infected in the state, CDC researchers reported. The outbreak involved 13 people across four households in Kansas City and spanned 1 year. While a majority of the seven adults identified were […]
Opinion | Ebola Will Spread if Resources Are Not Brought to Bear
Acting swiftly and decisively to extinguish the Ebola outbreak in Uganda is an important priority not just for Uganda, but for Africa and the world. The current outbreak has, thus far, been confirmed to have killed 10 — including 4 healthcare workers — and while over 40 cases have been confirmed, none have been outside […]
Wendy’s Pulls Lettuce Due to E. Coli Outbreak – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, Aug 22, 2022 – – Amid an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people in four states, the Wendy’s fast food chain has removed romaine lettuce from its sandwiches in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. “A specific food has not yet been confirmed as the source of this […]
Opinion | Monkeypox: Another Lesson in Global Health Neglect
Last month, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Cases are surging through the U.S., Western Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Governments are scrambling to purchase vaccines, with small amounts of Jynneos doses trickling into a handful of wealthy countries. One region has not had access to […]
Symposium on Monkeypox Stigma Interrupted by Protesters
MONTREAL — A symposium on the status of the monkeypox outbreak at the International AIDS Conference was briefly interrupted by protesters demanding that the U.S.’s stockpile of smallpox vaccines, which could be used to prevent monkeypox, be released to the world. A group of about 50 activists mounted the stage with whistles, shouts, and signs, […]
UN Health Agency Declares Monkeypox A Global Emergency
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration Saturday that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines. Although monkeypox has been established in parts […]