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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) -- The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has signaled it is ready to hear oral arguments on the Raleigh County vaccine exemption cases. The Court handed down an order …
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Maddy Sperling (via Morgan Messanger - WV)
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10/5/26
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Rhode Islanders looking to cut back or quit using tobacco and nicotine products now have access to a new app designed to make the process easier.
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Jusolyn Flower (via WPRI - Local News)
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10/5/26
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Baystate Health is moving forward with plans to build a new convenient care facility in Ware.
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Carolyn Rodriguez (via WWLP22 News - US News)
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10/5/26
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Radium water products were banned in the U.S. roughly a century ago for causing cancer and other harms.
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Ed Cara (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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10/5/26
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Neighboring states are also reporting hundreds of cases, with over 3,800 recorded across the countryPennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials calculate, making …
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Guardian Staff (via Guardian)
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10/5/26
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) - Monday marks National Child Health Day. One state lawmaker is introducing new legislation to create universal health care coverage for children. If passed, the bill would …
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Natalie Kucko (via RochesterFirst)
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10/5/26
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Penn Medicine, Independence Blue Cross and Regent Surgical are launching a partnership to develop at least 18 outpatient surgery centers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
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IBX Newsroom (via PhillyVoice)
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10/5/26
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Four unvaccinated Ontario County residents have contracted measles as New York declares a State Disaster Emergency over a rise in cases statewide. Ontario County Public …
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Gio Battaglia (via RochesterFirst)
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10/5/26
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Many healthcare providers request that patients fast before blood tests, but new research shows that might not be necessary. Though eating can impact the results of certain bloodwork, most test …
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Michaela Althouse (via PhillyVoice)
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10/5/26
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A Russian plague lab worker died of "pneumonia of unknown origin," officials say, in response to initial reports that she was exposed to the deadly bacteria during a lab accident.
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Ramy Inocencio (via CBS Los Angeles)
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10/5/26
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Pennsylvania has more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in decades. Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states. …
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Associated Press (via WCCB Charlotte)
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10/5/26
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UMass Amherst researchers received a $13.1 million NIH grant to develop therapies using engineered bacteria and COVID-derived proteins to fight breast cancer.
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Carolyn Rodriguez (via WWLP22 News - US News)
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10/5/26
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One in eight cancers are tied to infections we can prevent or treat, new research says. Plus, PCOS has a new name, and is gum good for teeth?
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Via KING5
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10/5/26
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MOSCOW >> A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has fallen ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people, and the head of …
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Reuters (via Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
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10/5/26
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Products containing a potentially dangerous kratom derivative are increasingly being sold alongside traditional kratom leaf products, prompting state lawmakers and federal regulators to reconsider …
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Amanda Watford (via Louisiana Illuminator)
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10/5/26
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The Town of Amherst missed its 2025 interim goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% despite reporting decreases in both municipal and community sectors since fiscal year 2016.
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Ashley Shook (via WWLP22 News - Massachusetts News)
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10/5/26
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Researchers looked at pain around the world and across the human lifespan, finding steepest rise happens before age 55Women report suffering more pain than men, a major new global study has …
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Tory Shepherd and Nicola Davis (via Guardian)
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10/5/26
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Maybe the key to life is being able to bench press 300lb at 75. But do we need more muscle-bound, angry guys around?I loathe going to the doctor.Not a controversial opinion, compared to some of the …
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Dave Schilling (via Guardian)
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10/5/26
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The death of a 28-year-old lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has reawakened pandemic fears.
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Ellyn Lapointe (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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10/5/26
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Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
The post Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for …
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Associated Press (via Boston.com - National News)
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10/5/26
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