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CDC Issues Measles Warning Ahead of Summer Travel Season As international and domestic travel surges during the spring and summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging …

Drug-Resistant Shigella on the Rise in the United States Federal health officials are warning about a growing threat from extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella, a strain of bacteria that causes shigellosis …

New COVID Variant ‘Cicada’ Spreading: What to Know Updated March 26, 2026, 1:23 p.m. CT A heavily mutated COVID-19 variant, nicknamed “Cicada” (BA.3.2), is spreading across the United States and …

Michigan Medicine and Blue Cross Blue Shield Dispute: What Patients Need to Recognize A contract dispute between University of Michigan Health (Michigan Medicine) and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan …

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Is It Too Old too Shovel Snow? What to Know About Heart Health adn Snow Removal Around this time of year, residents begin to worry about keeping snow off their …

Mysterious Flu-Like Disease Strikes Democratic Republic of Congo A mysterious, flu-like disease is concerning health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with over 400 cases and 30 deaths reported. …

Autism Rates Surge Among Adults, Study Finds Four times as many children have been diagnosed with autism in the past two decades amid improved awareness and screening and evolving definitions. …

Insulin Shortages: A Looming Crisis for Diabetes Patients Across the United States, a growing number of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients are facing a terrifying reality: insulin shortages. …

Potential HIV and Hepatitis Exposure at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Patients who received endoscopy care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) may have been exposed to HIV and Hepatitis B …