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Covid-19 is evolving, but vaccine policy is eroding
Covid-19 is no longer a world-stopping pandemic, but the vaccine that helped to slow it down is at risk
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The First Black Woman Could Soon Lead the CDC, but Can She Restore Trust?
If Erica Schwartz becomes the first Black woman to head the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, she’ll walk into an agency that for more than a year has been beleaguered by turmoil: resignations, deep staff cuts, and major changes to vaccine policies. During her confirmation hearing this week, the physician faced senators’ questions…
Measles Makes A Comeback In The US Amid Falling Vaccination Rates
Measles outbreaks expand In the year 2000, the United States declared that it had eliminated measles, thanks to the highly effective two-dose vaccine for children. However, over the last 18 months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a total of 4,459 cases, with outbreaks in several states, most notably South Carolina, Texas,…
Cyclospora Illnesses Surge – Is Lettuce A Possible Cause?
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. NEW YORK (AP) — Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with state-level data suggesting that 2026 is already the nation’s worst year for reported cases. More than 30 states have reported infections…
We’re Treating Addiction Like Stage Four Cancer. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.
Op-Ed: Doctors need to intervene earlier, when the brain is still developing, when the patterns are still forming and when a young person’s future is still genuinely open.
Asian nurses strike for a fair contract in historic turnout
A nurse strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the first of its kind at the Boston hospital and the largest in Massachusetts history, is bringing Asian nurses out, some for the first time.
NYC health officials are investigating a Legionnaires’ disease cluster. Should New Yorkers be worried?
City health officials say they are still investigating a cluster of cases of a poorly understood type of pneumonia known as Legionnaires’ disease. As of July 6, there were 23 confirmed cases in two Upper East Side neighborhoods, Carnegie Hill and Yorkville. Of those, 17 people have been hospitalized, according to the New York City…
What’s to blame for high breast cancer rates in AAPI women?
The westernization of Asian immigrants to the United States is contributing to a huge surge in breast cancer among Asian Americans, reports Medical Daily. That’s just one of the reasons […] The post What’s to blame for high breast cancer rates in AAPI women? appeared first on AsAmNews.
New York’s Healthcare System Relies on Haitian Medical Workers. With TPS Gone, the Whole Industry Is Under Threat
Most mornings, it was still dark when Fred, 48, left for his client’s home. Inside, he would greet the 76-year-old former football player, who was now wheelchair-bound after years of foot and back issues. During his visits as a home health aide, Fred would spend the next few hours taking his client to the bathroom,…
Pregnant mothers relieved after birthright citizenship ruling
By Randall Yip, Executive Editor When the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, Kimberly Leung immediately thought of the pregnant mothers whose lives the case had thrown into uncertainty. She’s an […] The post Pregnant mothers relieved after birthright citizenship ruling appeared first on AsAmNews.
Florida Hospitals Act Fast to Discharge Gun Victims — Especially if They’re Not Insured
This story was originally published by KFF Health News and The Trace. Alea Bates wasn’t ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times at close range. Miraculously, hospital records show, none of the bullets damaged her internal organs. But after surgery, Bates said, she couldn’t get…
From Clinical to Community: I’m a therapist. Therapy isn’t enough.
Affordable therapy is hard to find and even when you get it, your rent is still due. Introducing From Clinical to Community, a new monthly column on why so many of us are struggling and what’s actually being done about it.
Historic Gene Therapy Gives Young Louisiana Man a New Shot at Life
On Monday morning in New Orleans, 23-year-old Daniel Cressy rang a bell inside Manning Family Children’s hospital and stepped into what he calls “Life 2” — a life, for the first time, free of sickle cell disease. His treatment using Casgevy’s CRISPR/Cas9, a gene-editing technology, makes him the first patient in Louisiana and the Gulf…
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