The EPA’s draft sixth Contaminant Candidate List adds microplastics and pharmaceuticals and opens a 60‑day comment period. The step begins a long review that could lead to monitoring or new rules.

Wastewater surveillance shows rotavirus rising across Northern California; parents are urged to watch infants for dehydration and discuss vaccines with clinicians.

K.C. Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily pulled more than 3.1 million bottles of lubricating and redness-relief eye drops after federal inspectors found sterility could not be assured.

OHA and local health officials say Pho.Com in downtown Gresham and Lark Café in West Linn were listed as measles exposure sites; anyone present during the posted times should contact a provider.

A $15.85M NIH award will fund a 12‑year, multisite study by UC San Diego and UC Davis to track brain aging in Latino adults with MRIs, biomarkers and cognitive tests.

Henry Ford Health has added Cornerstone Medical Group — a 25‑office Macomb practice — bringing 80+ clinicians into its Henry Ford Medical Group this week.

Monroe County confirmed a measles case on April 2 and named two exposure sites in Ida and Milan; exposed people should monitor for 21 days.

Los Angeles County reports 220 flea‑borne typhus cases in 2026 with most patients hospitalized. Officials urge pet flea control and caution around stray animals.

A new state bill would let hospitals, clinics and critical‑access pharmacies run licensed mobile pharmacies to reach communities hit by pharmacy closures. The measure now awaits the governor’s action.

Florida investigators can move vulnerable adults into assisted living experts say advance legal planning often prevents long court fights.

Fort Worth will hold current fluoride dosing while federal agencies review toxicity and science. The city remains aligned with the CDC's 0.7 mg/L recommendation for now.

A West Phoenix mother and daughter were mistakenly listed as deceased by the state Medicaid agency after a data‑entry error; AHCCCS says it will restore benefits.

A nationwide analysis finds cold months, not heat waves, account for far more heart-related deaths. Detroit cardiologists say patients and hospitals should plan for seasonal risk.