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A Day on the Lake May Have Led to 'Brain-Eating' Infection

Missouri resident hospitalized, linked to rare N. fowleri amoeba found in warm fresh water

(Newser) - A Missouri resident is in the hospital after contracting a rare and deadly "brain-eating" infection, according to state health officials. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said in a recent news release that the unidentified patient likely encountered Naegleria fowleri —a microscopic amoeba that can...

Shooter Fired 180 Times at CDC Buildings

Kennedy visits agency's campus in Atlanta

(Newser) - The man who attacked the CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday fired more than 180 shots into the campus and broke about 150 windows, with bullets piercing "blast-resistant" windows and spattering glass shards into numerous rooms, according to information circulated internally at the agency. It may take weeks or...

After Shooting, CDC Staff Wants End to Vaccine Misinformation

Gunman had sought mental health help, investigators say

(Newser) - The Georgia man who opened fire at CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday was obsessed with his belief that the COVID vaccine had caused his own health problems, law enforcement officials said. Police officer David Rose was killed in the attack on an institution that has been the focus...

Officer, Suspect Dead After Shooting Near Emory, CDC

Gunfire sparks campus lockdown, road closures near school, government agency

(Newser) - A suspect and a DeKalb County police officer are dead following a shooting incident near Emory University and the CDC in Atlanta, officials confirmed Friday, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . The situation unfolded late Friday afternoon, beginning with reports of gunfire near the Emory Point CVS, just across from university...

'Something Is Off' Regarding Flesh-Eating Pathogen in US

Warm coastal waters fuel rise in deadly Vibrio vulnificus infections across the Southeast

(Newser) - Cases of deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria are climbing along the southeastern US coastline, with at least 10 deaths reported in Florida, Louisiana, and North Carolina so far this year. The culprit: Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that thrives in warm, salty water and can slip into the body through even...

Ultraprocessed Foods Aren't Healthy. But We Still Eat Them

In fact, they dominate the American diet, especially for kids

(Newser) - Americans are consuming slightly fewer ultraprocessed foods than in recent years, new CDC data shows—but more than half of daily calories still come from these factory-made foods, leaving experts little cause for celebration. The latest data, pulled from 2021 to 2023, shows that ultraprocessed foods made up 53%...

Florida Issues Warning After Raw Milk Sickens 21

'We invented pasteurization for a reason'

(Newser) - Florida health officials are sounding the alarm after an outbreak of illness traced to raw milk landed seven people in the hospital, with 21 total falling ill—all after drinking unpasteurized milk from the same farm. Six of the cases involved kids under 10, and at least two people...

Top Medical Orgs Booted From CDC's Vaccine Work Groups

AMA, American Academy of Pediatrics among those whose experts have been disinvited

(Newser) - US health officials have told more than a half dozen of the nation's top medical organizations that they'll no longer help establish vaccination recommendations. The government told the organizations on Thursday via email that their experts are being disinvited from the workgroups that have been the backbone of...

US Fertility Rate Found a New Basement in 2024
Another US Rate
Finds a New Low
Jul 24, 2025 7:03 PM CDT

Another US Rate Finds a New Low

Fertility rate continues its slide, according to the CDC

(Newser) - The fertility rate in the US dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The US was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself—...

Ship Went to Mexico, Got Hit With Montezuma's Revenge

More than 140 aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas catch stomach bug

(Newser) - It wasn't quite Carnival's "Poop Cruise," but a recent Royal Caribbean sailing saw enough passengers and crew members fall ill from a stomach bug that the trip likely won't go down as their favorite cruise of all time. Per NBC News , of nearly 4,000...

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Proving Deadly in Florida This Year

Swimming with open cuts or consuming raw seafood pose risks

(Newser) - Four Floridians have died this year after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria in the state's coastal waters, highlighting a rare but deadly risk for beachgoers and seafood lovers.
  • The culprit, Vibrio vulnificus, is a marine microbe that typically thrives in warm, brackish seawater, reports Fox News . It can enter
...

Measles Cases Hit 33-Year High
Measles Cases Hit
an Unhappy High
Jul 7, 2025 9:24 AM CDT

Measles Cases Hit an Unhappy High

1,277 cases is highest in 33 years

(Newser) - The US has recorded its highest number of measles cases in 33 years, with at least 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and the District of Columbia, according to data from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Outbreak Response Innovation . This surpasses the previous recent high set in...

Flint Completes 'Historic' Lead Pipe Replacement

11K pipes were replaced in the years after Michigan city's water crisis

(Newser) - Flint, Michigan, has completed its lead water pipe replacement project more than a decade after the city's water crisis drew national attention. According to a recent court report, 11,000 lead pipes have been replaced and 28,000 properties have been inspected, NBC News reports. The milestone comes...

Vaccine Panel Backs Kennedy on Flu Shot Ingredient

New lineup votes against endorsing shots with preservative

(Newser) - The expert panel newly installed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to no longer recommend annual flu shots that contain a preservative long opposed by anti-vaccine activists. The decision in effect removes thimerosal from the shots and gives weight to the debunked claim that the preservative is...

RFK Jr.'s Overhauled Vaccine Panel Loses a Member

Panel set to begin 2-day meeting on Wednesday

(Newser) - Just as its first meeting under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to begin, a newly restructured federal vaccine advisory panel has lost one of its new members. The New York Times reports one of the eight members Kennedy installed two weeks ago after firing all 17 members of...

Kennedy's Vaccine Panel Picks Include Vaccine Skeptics

Health secretary names 8 new members to panel he just recently stripped

(Newser) - All those reassuring promises Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made before he was confirmed as President Trump's health secretary appear to have gone up in a puff of smoke, with Kennedy choosing an anti-vaccine activist and other well-known vaccine skeptics to join the CDC's independent vaccine advisory committee, which...

Vaccine Official Quits After RFK Jr. 'Blindsides' CDC

He bypassed normal procedure on COVID vaccine recommendations

(Newser) - A top official at the CDC resigned this week after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bypassed normal procedures with an order on the agency's COVID-19 vaccine guidance. Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, who helped oversee CDC vaccine recommendations, announced her resignation to the COVID-19 vaccine work group early Tuesday, according to...

Researchers Predict Lots More Cavities if Fluoride Goes

Study says the ramifications could be expensive

(Newser) - A nationwide ban on adding fluoride to public drinking water could saddle US families with billions in dental bills and result in millions of additional cavities, according to a new study published in JAMA Health Forum . Researchers modeled two scenarios: one in which all public water systems contain optimal...

Kennedy Shifts COVID Policy for Kids, Pregnant Women

CDC will no longer recommend routine vaccinations for healthy members of both groups

(Newser) - It's a big shift for the CDC: The agency will no longer recommend routine COVID shots for "healthy children and healthy pregnant women," health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a video posted on X. The move alters prior CDC guidance that called for vaccination...

Second Outbreak Linked to Same Cucumber Grower

FDA says salmonella outbreak has sickened people in at least 15 states

(Newser) - If you've bought cucumbers and you're not sure what grower they came from, you should throw them away and clean any surfaces they touched, officials recommend. The Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall for cucumbers grown by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce...

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