1. More potential rabies exposures, more PEP errors: CDC health alert Summary: The CDC issued a Health Alert Network advisory on September 10, 2026, following increased reports of human exposure to rabid or potentially...
1. Firearms remain America’s defining youth mortality crisis Summary: In this correspondence responding to a 2026 research letter, Bleyer, Liu, and Thomas analyzed 2024 CDC WONDER mortality data for U.S. residents aged...
Global outbreak status Cholera — multi-country. Cholera remains active globally and has worsened in the latest WHO update: 29,610 cholera/acute watery diarrhea cases and 271 deaths were reported from 16 countries or...
This is a global outbreak update based on the most recent accessible agency material as of August 11, 2026. PAHO issued a measles alert on August 7. China CDC and India’s National Centre for Disease Control did not...
Two distinct scientific traditions drive contemporary longevity research, and understanding their relationship matters for practicing physicians who counsel patients about healthy aging. The first tradition is disease...
Europe West Nile virus in Europe: ECDC’s seasonal surveillance shows West Nile transmission is underway, with 81 locally acquired human cases across six countries and 35 affected areas reported as of 22 July 2026; Italy...
Background: recent event Brazil’s Ministry of Health has temporarily suspended the Butantan dengue vaccine (Butantan‑DV) as a precaution after a small number of serious suspected adverse events, including two deaths...
Summary Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system caused by persistent, mutated measles virus that remains dormant in brain tissue for...
Summary In a NEJM Perspective, Victor Dzau and Laura DeStefano of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) describe two public–private collaborations aimed at improving reliable health information on major digital...
India — CDSCO digital submission mandate (effective 1 July) From 1 July 2026, India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) requires that all Post-Approval Change applications for human vaccines and...