Public Health Insider
MARCH 7, 2025
Public Health has learned that two children in King County have died from complications of the flu. The first child was an elementary-age child who passed away on February 14, 2025. The second was a preschool-age child who passed away on February 21, 2025. These two unconnected cases are the first two recorded pediatric flu deaths this season in King County.
NC Health News
MARCH 3, 2025
By Rachel Crumpler A handful of men in orange jumpsuits gather around tables in a specialized unit on the second floor of the Mecklenburg County Detention Center. They turn their attention to a whiteboard with the words defendant, “judge, defense attorney, district attorney, jury and other legal terms written on it. A mental health clinician is there to lead a group lesson on the roles and responsibilities of court personnel.
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Environmental Health News
MARCH 3, 2025
PITTSBURGH A local advocacy group has launched a new, real-time air monitoring website for communities impacted by air pollution from Shells massive petrochemical complex and other industrial sites in western Pennsylvania. The website, launched by the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC), and dubbed Eyes on Air , includes data from five new air monitors the group placed in communities throughout Beaver County, which is home to the petrochemical complex Shell Polymers Monaca.
The Hill
MARCH 5, 2025
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s rhetoric on Texass measles outbreak is concerning physicians, who fear his public guidance is misguided and verges on being dangerous as he promotes vitamins and steroids as ways of treating infections. The Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) says 159 measles cases have been identified, including one unvaccinated child who died last week shortly after being hospitalized.
NPR Health
MARCH 7, 2025
There are now two confirmed deaths in a measles outbreak that has spread from West Texas across the border into New Mexico. And infectious disease doctors are concerned RFK Jr's response is missing the mark.
Association of Health Care Journalists
MARCH 3, 2025
Most publications in 2025 write about the pandemic as though its over, but as of February 15, 2025, 1.1% of all U.S. deaths in the past week were due to COVID-19. Even in 2023 the most recent year for which data are available COVID-19 remained one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S., and long COVID continues to be a major cause of disability in the country.
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The Hill
MARCH 2, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west Texas is a call to action, as he encouraged parents to consider whether to get their children vaccinated. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, said the decision to vaccinate is personal but defended the efficacy of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, saying it is crucial to avoiding potentially deadly disease.
NPR Health
MARCH 4, 2025
Some employees who were previously fired received emails saying they're "clear to return to work.
Environmental Health News
MARCH 4, 2025
Im a recent high school graduate who lived and breathed for most of my life in Braddock, Pennsylvania, about nine miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Braddock is home to the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill, owned by U.S. Steel, which Nippon Steel recently tried to purchase before the deal was blocked. During the last year of my high school career, I opened my eyes to the realities of environmental injustice in my neighborhood.
Association of Health Care Journalists
MARCH 4, 2025
We shared part 1 of a Q&A yesterday with Betsy Ladyzhets and Miles Griffis , the journalists who founded The Sick Times in 2023, a publication focusing on COVID-19, long COVID and related long-term conditions of viral illnesses. Check out how they came up with the idea of starting The Sick Times and secured funding. Then read on about how their approach to covering COVID and long COVID differs from mainstream publications, their tips for reporting on long COVID and how journalists can write
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 5, 2025
Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system. The scientists say that discovering the mechanism will support ongoing clinical trials, and could lead to the targeted use of aspirin to prevent the spread of susceptible types of cancer, and to the development of more effective drugs to prevent cancer metastasis.
NPR Health
MARCH 7, 2025
An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.
UNC Epidemiology Blog
MARCH 5, 2025
March 5, 2025 Last September, Hurricane Helene landed in our backyard, devastating Western North Carolina (WNC) communities. The Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI) was one of the organizations to partner with the North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition (NCBfC) Support and Advocacy for Infant Feeding in Emergencies Team (SAFE Team) to support local experts with lactation, infant feeding, and birthing care in response and recovery efforts.
The Hill
MARCH 4, 2025
(NEXSTAR) One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States. So far in 2025 there have been three distinct measles outbreaks and at least 164 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention coming from nine states. The largest of the outbreaks is in West Texas, where the total number of people diagnosed with measles grew to 146 on Friday.
NC Health News
MARCH 7, 2025
By Jennifer Fernandez In rural Moore County, another home is being built to provide a place to stay and thrive for young people who would otherwise be homeless. Pinehurst-based TambraPlace had hoped to have the new home ready by December 2026, but their financing model this time is more complicated, said Tambra Chamberlain, the driving force behind the creation of the organization named in her honor.
NPR Health
MARCH 3, 2025
Some states are trying to make it easier for doctors trained in other countries to work in the U.S. Skeptics say other licensing and hiring barriers could hamper this effort.
APHL
MARCH 5, 2025
By Donna Campisano, specialist, Communications, APHL When it comes to detecting disease and monitoring outbreaks, nothing is more critical than time. The quick gathering and dissemination of informationabout what diseases are emerging, their dominant strains, whether there are clusters in communitiesare all crucial to an effective public health response.
Environmental Health News
MARCH 5, 2025
Highlands, Texas is a small community on the outskirts of Houston that sits beside the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site. The two pits, just shy of 34 acres combined, were originally built in the 1960s to house waste materials from a paper mill. Last month, based on a request from The Texas Health and Environment Alliance ( THEA ), the State of Texas released a cancer rate assessment that determined that a 250-square-mile area along the San Jacinto River, including the Superfund Site,
Association of Health Care Journalists
MARCH 5, 2025
When the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health in Worcester opened its digital hub last fall, it provided a glimpse of what the future of remote care management could look like. The 20,000-square-foot space, referred to as a digital hospital, merged many of the health systems remote patient monitoring functions into one building. The structure is fully equipped with computers and monitors that allow experts to do remote clinical monitoring of patients in the intensive care units and their
NPR Health
MARCH 4, 2025
Hoping to bring the giant, ancient animal back from extinction, scientists have created a far smaller woolly creature. Woolly mice have some of the key traits of mammoths, including their thick, hairy coat.
Black Health Matters
MARCH 7, 2025
If you’ve ever felt unheard by a doctor, brushed off when describing your pain, or told that “it’s just part of being a woman,” you’re not alone. For millions of women living with endometriosis, the road to diagnosis is long, frustrating, and exhausting. And for Black women? It’s often an even steeper climb. But a new test, MyReceptiva , could make the journey to answers much quicker and less painful.
The Hill
MARCH 5, 2025
More than 31 million Americans borrowed money last year to pay for health care, a new survey found. Those Americans borrowed about $74 billion, despite most of them have some form of health insurance, the West Health-Gallup survey found. Most of the borrowers were ages 18-29, 30-39 and 40-49. Just two percent of Americans who borrowed were over 65 years old.
Your Local Epidemiologist
MARCH 3, 2025
Happy March! Public health news isn’t slowing down, so here’s what you need to know to start your week. Your national disease report: Flu is decreasing Good news: We’re getting a break from “influenza-like illnesses” (fever, cough, sore throat), which continue to decline—typical as the weather warms up. The Northeast still has very high levels.
NPR Health
MARCH 3, 2025
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
MARCH 3, 2025
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people experience some of the starkest disparities in maternal health outcomes in the United States.
HEALTHBEAT
MARCH 5, 2025
Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. Congestion pricing and measles outbreaks are making national headlines. One could change the air we breathe, the other reminds us how tragic infectious disease outbreaks can be. Both have implications for New York. Heres what you need to know.
The Hill
MARCH 2, 2025
The measles outbreak in Texas continues to grow, with nearly 150 reported cases, and more could be exposed. The outbreak in West Texas has killed one person , a child, making it the first U.S. measles death in a decade. State and local health officials say hundreds of thousands of people in San Antonio could have been exposed over Valentines Day weekend.
NPR Health
MARCH 3, 2025
People who work for the federal court system don't have the same kinds of job protections that most other Americans do. A nearly year-long NPR investigation has found problems with the way the courts police sexual harassment and bullying.and a pervasive culture of fear about blowing the whistle. A warning to our listeners, this piece contains a description of sexual assault.
Mercola
MARCH 2, 2025
Your body is an intricate and remarkably efficient system constantly working to maintain a state of balance and health. A crucial component of this complex network is the immune system, your body's primary defense against a constant barrage of external threats, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. Intriguingly, a seemingly simple molecule produced within your gut, known as butyrate, plays a surprisingly significant and multifaceted role in regulating this complex defense system.
HEALTHBEAT
MARCH 7, 2025
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. With measles cases on the rise in the United States, public health experts in New York are encouraging vaccination against the highly contagious virus. Measles spreads easily and can lead to serious complications, or death, among those who are unvaccinated. New York City has confirmed two cases of measles so far this year, according to Chantal Gomez, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Mental
The Hill
MARCH 7, 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a webpage Friday listing the conflicts of interest reported by members of a key vaccine advisory committee. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hailed it as another step toward "radical transparency," while one former member of the panel called it a "distraction.
NPR Health
MARCH 3, 2025
There are now two fully approved drugs on the market that can, sometimes, slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Both have been shown to slow down the mental decline of Alzheimer's by more than 25%. But that's in a group of patientsan individual may do much better, or not be helped at all. NPR Science Correspondent Jon Hamilton has been talking to people who've taken these drugs.
Mercola
MARCH 2, 2025
Severe imbalances in your gut microbes sabotage how your body handles fat. Nearly 2 billion adults worldwide are classified as overweight, and more than half of them fall into the obese category. 1 Obesity leads to dangerous metabolic imbalances that frequently trigger Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular problems and long-term health complications. Researchers pinpointed specialized bile acid molecules produced by certain gut bacteria that either amplify or suppress fat accumulation. 2 This is signi
News Medical Health Sciences
MARCH 4, 2025
While the human papillomavirus (HPV) is most associated with cervical cancer risk and women, a new survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC James) shows that the majority of people are unaware that the virus is actually more common among men than women and is associated with rising rates of other cancers that directly impact men.
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