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Ten confirmed and six probable cases of mumps have been reported by Temple University. Mumps is a vaccine-preventable disease: the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine is 88% effective when two doses are given. Outbreaks are most likely to occur among people who are in close proximity, such as…

The WHO has credited insecticide-treated bed nets with preventing an estimated 1.3 billion cases of malaria and 6.8 million deaths from the disease since 2000. There are concerns, however, that mosquitoes are developing resistance against the insecticide. As a result, researchers are looking into…

The Russian River reached 45.31 feet Wednesday night in the Northern California town of Guerneville, leaving 4,500 residents isolated. The River reached its highest level since the late 1990s and is expected to fall back below flood stage over the next few days. For more information, click here.

Due to the spike of more than 50 confirmed cases of measles this year, orders for vaccines in Clark County, Washington were up nearly 500 percent in January, compared to the same month in 2018. For more information, click here.

A team of researchers from MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has developed an effective way to deliver insulin by swallowing a pill. The insulin is still injected with a needle, but it is so small it can be swallowed, and the injection…

According to the CDC, eleven people have been infected with salmonella in eight states. Recent lab tests in an ongoing investigation show that pet hedgehogs are most likely to blame for this multistate outbreak. For more information, click here.

With 35 confirmed cases of measles in the state of Washington, Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency, adding that these cases create “an extreme public health risk that may quickly spread to other counties.” There have been 34 cases in Clark County, which is close to the southern…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has laid out the top 10 threats to global health for 2019. One top threat is the hesitancy of people to vaccinate themselves and their loved ones. Another challenge humans face is the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. For more information, click here.

India’s population stands at a booming 1.31 billion people and has caused several concerns over the decades due to a rise in poverty, decline in jobs, and poor literacy rate. Politicians have now begun to debate a quick-fix to India’s population problem: a two-child policy for Indian citizens. For…

One of prime water sources for the people of El Paso,Texas is the Rio Grande. Climate change, however, is making it increasingly difficult to supply the city’s water needs. El Paso is now on track to become the first large city in the U.S. to treat its sewage water and send it directly back into its…

According to a newly published study, researchers in Australia have formulated a 10-minute test that can detect the presence of cancer cells anywhere in the human body. The test works by identifying the presence of a unique DNA structure that forms when cancer cells are placed in water. Scientists…

In response to the recent incident at the southern U.S. border where border agents fired clouds of tear gas at women and children, experts are looking into the potential of tear gas to have a dangerous and long-lasting effect. The CDC says tear gas can cause blurred vision, burning and swelling in…

Due to increased deaths from drug overdoses and suicides, the CDC reports that life expectancy in the United States has declined from 2016 to 2017. The estimate of how long a person born in 2017 can expect to live in the U.S. is 78.6 years, a decrease of 0.1 year from 2016, as reported by government…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention project that cancer will replace heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States in two years. Recent data suggests the nation is experiencing a new transition within the chronic disease category. Research conducted by Stanford…