A JAMA study finds plasma p‑tau217 may forecast 5–10 year dementia risk. UW–Madison researchers and local WRAP investigators are part of the pooled analysis.

Hawaiʻi health officials say pertussis cases are rising statewide and urge vaccination, with infants at greatest risk. Providers are being directed to test, treat and report.

Families and former narcotics officers say contamination at the former Frankford Arsenal is tied to a cluster of glioblastoma cases; federal records show lingering pollutants.

A confirmed measles case tied to Ridgefield High and a Ridgefield clinic led to exclusions and contact tracing; most cases were among unvaccinated people and officials urged MMR protection.

Consumer Reports found phthalates in most rotisserie chickens and lays out portion and handling tips to help shoppers reduce exposure.

Patients say a Miami medspa operator who presented himself as a doctor left clients with infections, tissue death and costly surgeries. State investigators and civil suits are now under way.

A widow's wrongful‑death complaint says her husband contracted Legionnaires’ during a UPMC Mercy stay and later died; the suit alleges negligence.

The Medical College of Wisconsin will open Wisconsin’s first Trauma Recovery Center at ThriveOn King in Bronzeville, pairing therapy with case management and social supports. Funding and hiring are already underway.

A 22-month-old Somerset boy was airlifted to Vanderbilt after a Crock‑Pot tipped and spilled, leaving him with severe third‑degree burns.

Roseland Community Hospital says it needs immediate state funding after a cash shortfall put payroll and core services at risk. Leaders warn time is short to keep the doors open.

Akron Children's will acquire Stark Women's Center in Canton, folding the long‑running OB/GYN practice into its maternal and pediatric network. The purchase is expected to close by Feb. 2027.

A former downtown YWCA is being converted into a large children’s therapy and mental‑health hub as St. David’s moves to ease long waitlists. The multi‑phase renovation aims to add classrooms, therapy gyms and day‑treatment space in the heart of the city.

Fourteen U.S. citizens were briefly quarantined at Fort Drum after returning from the DRC amid a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak; none showed symptoms and all were released.