Napa County alerted residents after a dead crow outside Napa tested positive for West Nile virus. Officials say there are no local human cases so far.

Regulators approved an average 10.4% hike to merged‑market premiums that will leave nearly 700,000 Bay Staters facing double‑digit increases for 2027. Insurers blame drug and outpatient cost growth.

Pinellas Park posted photos from a ribbon cutting for the new 36‑bed Pinellas County Rehabilitation Hospital, which reopens after a recent acquisition and rebrand.

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.