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Health alert: Measles case confirmed in Beaufort County

June 12, 2026

Authorities have reported a measles case in Beaufort County. The infected person is an adult whose vaccination status remains unclear, and there’s no evidence they had measles before. The health department is still trying to figure out where they caught it. This isn’t the first measles case in South

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Measles Finds Its Way Into California Sewage, Sparking Worry

June 7, 2026

California health workers have spotted measles virus in everyday wastewater, a sign that the disease may be spreading unnoticed. The Merced County Department of Public Health made the discovery, even though no confirmed sick people have been reported in that area. The state now counts 74 cases spr

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A Silent Spread of Measles in Delta County

June 2, 2026

Delta County now faces a new measles case that shows the virus may be moving around without anyone noticing. The child, who never left Colorado and had no known links to other confirmed infections, likely caught it from someone who did not get tested. This lack of tracing means exposed people are le

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Protecting Boston from mpox: why the rise in cases matters

May 29, 2026

Boston is seeing a jump in mpox cases, a disease once called monkeypox. Local health teams are watching the numbers closely. They say the risk to the public right now is low. Still, they urge people who might be at higher risk to get the two-dose vaccine. The shots work best if taken four weeks apar

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Why Some Kids in Africa Still Miss Their Shots

May 27, 2026

Across sub-Saharan Africa, many children between one and two years old don’t get the vaccines they need. This doesn’t happen by accident. Families, communities, and local systems all play a role in whether a child receives their shots on time. New research looked at over 23, 000 toddlers in 21 count

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Unvaccinated dating events face backlash as measles cases rise in Colorado

May 25, 2026

A plan to set up a dating event for people opposed to vaccination in Denver ran into serious trouble before it even started. The organizer of the "Unjected" singles meetup chose a local beer garden as the venue, only for the owner to cancel the booking after hearing what the event was about. Communi

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Bangladesh's measles crisis: what's behind the surge and how it's being fought

May 24, 2026

Bangladesh is currently facing one of its worst measles outbreaks in years, with serious consequences for children. So far this year, health officials have recorded at least 86 confirmed measles deaths among kids, along with another 426 cases where symptoms strongly suggest measles. These numbers co

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Why some people are still getting the flu in late spring

May 22, 2026

Late spring usually means warmer weather and fewer sniffles, but this year a surprising number of people in North Texas are still getting the flu. Health officials say cases are rising when they normally drop off. One man, Jeremy Gomez, thought his allergy was flaring up at first. His voice changed,

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A Tiny Trip Turns into a Huge Measles Crisis

May 17, 2026

A nine‑year‑old boy’s holiday to a small Texas town sparked the most serious measles outbreak in the U. S. in over thirty years, and then crossed the border into Mexico where it spread even more widely. The chain of events began when the child, who had not received the standard two doses of the MMR

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What stops female doctors in Punjab from getting screened or vaccinated?

May 13, 2026

Doctors know a lot about cancer, but not all of them take the same steps to protect themselves. A recent survey of 616 women who work in medicine in Punjab, India, found that only some get tested for cervical cancer or receive the HPV vaccine. The study shows that the type of job a doctor does, how