At 27, Ohio hospital worker Marissa Coreno found an armpit lump and, after an ultrasound, mammogram and biopsy, learned she had Stage II breast cancer that had reached her lymph nodes. As physicians note rising diagnoses among women under 50, Coreno endured months of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, reconstruction and...
The Neshaminy School District says 18-year-old Ryan Duffy, a senior at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, after suddenly falling ill with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis and being treated in the ICU. His obituary described a teen eager for senior milestones and devoted to family and games....
Cook County, home to Chicago, saw a 37% drop in overdose deaths since the 2023 national peak—the largest decline among counties with the 10 biggest U.S. cities, an exclusive Guardian analysis finds. Chicago has pursued a multifactorial response: expanded CDC‑backed surveillance; free test strips and naloxone in public libraries, paired...
The Guardian’s analysis finds that even as US overdose deaths fell in 2024, the crisis deepened in pockets of the country, with some counties surging up to 120% and seven states reversing course by early 2025. The CDC had hailed a 27% drop—more than 81 lives saved daily—yet roughly 220...
As respiratory virus season returns in the U.S., the CDC's annual outlook expects peak hospitalizations from COVID-19, flu and RSV to mirror last season. Public health experts urge vaccination. The CDC has shifted COVID-19 shots to individual, provider-guided decisions, though most people who opt in will need just one dose....
Two Californians with mpox may mark the first U.S. cases from local transmission of the clade I virus, officials said. Long Beach confirmed one case via state lab testing; Los Angeles County reported a second. Both patients were hospitalized and are now recovering at home. Authorities say public risk is...
Protein demand is surging: 61% of U.S. consumers increased intake last year, new Cargill research shows. The $114 billion category is swelling as high‑protein drinks jumped 122% since 2020 and chains like Starbucks and Smoothie King add options; PepsiCo says protein is a growing focus. Dietitians cite protein’s role in...
California health officials confirmed the first U.S. case of a more severe mpox strain without recent travel, found in a Long Beach resident who was hospitalized and is now recovering in home isolation. While it is the seventh U.S. case this year, officials say the risk to the general public...
Virginia Tech researchers report that GLP-1 drugs may blunt alcohol’s immediate effects. In a small pilot study of 20 adults with obesity, half taking semaglutide, tirzepatide, or liraglutide reached the same 0.08% blood alcohol level after three drinks, but their BAC rose more slowly and they felt less intoxicated, with...
The New York State Department of Health confirmed the first locally acquired chikungunya case in New York, and the first reported in the U.S. since 2019, after Wadsworth Center testing in Nassau County, Long Island. Officials say the patient likely was bitten by an infected mosquito, though the precise exposure...
