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Yankee Stadium cooling tower tests positive for Legionella, NYC says - Gothamist
Lincoln Hospital is also among the 10 South Bronx locations ordered to disinfect cooling towers.
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Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says - The Washington Post
The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County, was unvaccinated, according to the coroner. The state health department is conducting a « thorough review » of the case.
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Jefferson County officials confirm first measles-related death - WTAE
The Jefferson County coroner has confirmed the county's first measles-related death.
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Nighttime bathroom trips could reveal hidden health issues — here's when to worry - Fox News
Nocturia affects half of adults over 50, but experts say frequent nighttime urination could signal sleep apnea, diabetes or an enlarged prostate.
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DR Congo’s worst Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases - Al Jazeera
DRC detected the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus in mid-May; nearly 3,400 people have since died.
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Strange symptom and a "weird" referral led to a woman's Stage 4 cancer diagnosis: "Saved my life" - CBS News
Kate Ping thought she was just stressed out. A nurse practitioner's surprising recommendation led to a shocking diagnosis.
Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn’t involve a blood test - AP News
New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems. Those tests aren’t yet ready for the worried well, although studies are exploring if one day they might help predict who's likely to dev…
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Your health insurance bills are about to go up - NBC News
Most Americans can expect to pay significantly more each month for health insurance next year, whether they get it through work, Obamacare or Medicare.
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Luke Evans Shares Tim Curry Was "Really Struggling" Before His Death - E! News
Luke Evans—who followed Tim Curry's footsteps by playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway—gave insight into the late actor's health before his death at age 80.
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‘It’s hard to know why’: Local health officials on CDC rabies exposure statement - RochesterFirst
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC)— The CDC says rabies exposures with animals and post-exposure vaccinations have seen a surge this year, and local health officials are seeing that trend too. Director of public health for Ontario County, Kate Ott, says they currently ha…
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Mississippi police make arrest in Tasia Fortune case after medical examiner rules death a homicide - cnn.com
Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the case of Tasia Fortune, the 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, following the state medical examiner ruling her death a homicide.
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Four fully vaccinated people test positive for measles, DOH says - WGAL
Four fully vaccinated people test positive for measles, DOH says
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10,000 steps a day may not be the key to a longer life, study finds - health.yahoo.com
A new study suggests this walking habit may lower the risk of an early death, even for people who don't reach 10,000 steps a day.
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4 fully vaccinated people in Pa. are sick with measles, including 1 in Lancaster County - lancasteronline.com
A Lancaster County resident is among the first four Pennsylvania residents fully vaccinated for measles to fall ill with the virus this year, state health officials announced today.
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CDC issues alert about nationwide increase in rabies exposures - CNN
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that exposure to rabies appears to be on the rise across the country.
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