United States experts urge earlier senior care planning

 

In the United States, senior care specialists are urging families to discuss long-term care needs well before a health crisis occurs. Tatyana Zlotsky, CEO of A Place for Mom in New York City, told Fox News Digital that 77% of families her organization serves wish they had started planning earlier....

Pennsylvania measles outbreak tops 100 confirmed cases

 

Pennsylvania health officials have confirmed 101 measles cases statewide in 2026, marking a sharp rise from 16 cases in 2025 and four in 2024. The outbreak, which began in late April 2026, now involves at least six counties, with the greatest concentration reported in Lancaster and Lebanon, and additional cases...

Upper East Side Legionnaires' Outbreak Prompts Tower Inspections

 

New York City health officials confirmed a cluster of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side after initial reports on July 3; they tested more than 180 cooling towers and identified at least 31 towers positive for Legionella, including a tower at the Guggenheim, and began remediation this week. This week...

United States investigates multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak

 

United States health authorities are investigating a rapidly expanding multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a severe gastrointestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working with state and local health departments, has confirmed at least 2,844 infections across 32 states as...

Moore and East Point issue boil orders after tests

 

Moore, Oklahoma. City officials this week issued a boil-water order early Thursday afternoon after municipal testing detected E. coli in tap water samples; the alert affects areas east of I-35, south of SE 4th St., north of Indian Hills Road, and west of the Moore city limits, impacting nearly 15,000...

Virginia Hemp Changes Alarm Family Over CBD Access

 

LANCASTER COUNTY, Va. This week, Lisa Smith said changes to Virginia's hemp laws could put her 25-year-old daughter, Haley, at risk by limiting access to hemp-derived CBD products. Haley, who has Dravet Syndrome, has taken Charlotte's Web CBD since 2015 on doctors' advice and her family reports dramatic seizure reduction...

Regional hospitals and banks respond to summer blood shortages

 

Waterbury, Connecticut. This week UConn Health Waterbury Hospital launched a Prehospital Blood Program enabling EMS crews to carry and administer blood in the field, with two emergency response vehicles staffed by Naugatuck Ambulance and AMR beginning service Thursday to treat critically injured patients before hospital arrival during the summer trauma...

United States Listeria outbreak tied to Maryland dairy

 

U.S. health authorities are investigating a deadly multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to requesón, a traditional Hispanic soft cheese. As of July 9, 2026, at least 12 people in four states have been sickened, including 10 hospitalizations and one death in Maryland. Traceback and laboratory evidence connect the...

United States measles cases reach 33-year high

 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on July 8 that measles cases have reached their highest level in 33 years, with 1,288 confirmed infections across 39 states so far in 2026. Authorities have identified 27 outbreaks, accounting for 88% of all cases, and confirmed three deaths. About...

New York investigates Upper East Side Legionnaires outbreak

 

New York City health officials are investigating a Legionnaires' disease outbreak on the Upper East Side that has grown to 28 confirmed cases across three ZIP codes covering the neighborhoods of Carnegie Hill, Yorkville and Lenox Hill. About 75 percent of patients have required hospitalization, and officials say no deaths...