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Two King County residents who traveled internationally tested positive for measles. Public Health has posted exposure locations across Seattle, Kirkland and Bellevue.
Public Health — Seattle & King County confirmed one local TMVII case and urged clinicians to test and treat with oral antifungals as more cases may be undetected.
A new CDC analysis shows childhood vaccine coverage has slipped and Nevada toddlers are lagging. Local doctors, SNHD clinics and a new UNLV coalition are pushing outreach and clinics.
Merrimack Health filed to close the Methuen maternity unit and move birthing care to Lawrence Hospital; the filing starts a 120‑day state review and public hearing process.
Harford County officials say medetomidine — a potent veterinary sedative nicknamed "rhino tranq" — is showing up mixed with fentanyl and complicating overdoses.
M Physicians CEO Greg Beilman says a mediated 10-year pact with Fairview and the U of M steadied the medical school’s doctors and funding outlook. The agreement locks in major investments and new governance steps.
A Travis County judge kept a wrongful‑death suit against an Austin kratom seller and influencer in local court. The case raises questions about concentrated 7‑OH in over‑the‑counter products.
CDC has paused rabies and poxvirus testing in a March update to its Test Directory, a move that public‑health experts say could leave state labs short of a federal backstop.
Maricopa County Fair will skip its petting zoo and pony rides April 3–12 and install hand‑washing stations after E. coli illnesses were linked to the Arizona State Fair.
New studies and reporting show MS may appear earlier or differently in Latino patients, raising concerns about delayed diagnosis and access to care.
Eleven Vale Middle students were evaluated after drinking milk that was partly past its expiration date. NISD Child Nutrition has notified public health and is investigating.
A University of Hawaiʻi analysis finds farmers and other trade workers face elevated suicide rates and calls for targeted mental‑health and disaster supports.
Delta Orthopaedics' Collierville and West Memphis offices appear to have closed abruptly, leaving patients and at least one scheduled surgery uncertain. Families are scrambling to get records and reschedule care.
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