It takes a lot to knock football out of the headlines in Pittsburgh. But reports of measles cases, exposure alerts and calls for residents to double-check their vaccination status have dominated local news since August 2026.
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Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.
Sep 19, 2026
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As malaria cases and deaths rise worldwide and resistance threatens current treatments and prevention tools, eliminating malaria will require a combination of strategies rather than relying on a single solution, according ...
Sep 19, 2026
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West African laboratory scientists called on governments Friday to strengthen capacity to detect disease outbreaks to avoid another major outbreak, saying health systems across the region are becoming weaker.
Sep 19, 2026
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Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue fever in decades, and the toll now includes a death.
Sep 19, 2026
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A new study from La Trobe University has identified significant gaps in HIV testing, diagnosis and prevention that are leaving some people vulnerable to infection, despite major advances in treatment and care.
Sep 19, 2026
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In the sickest COVID-19 patients, SARS-CoV-2 doesn't just cause severe damage by directly infecting airway cells. The virus can also trigger hyperinflammation—a cycle in which immune cells themselves become infected, stop ...
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Fall and winter mark the peak season for common respiratory infections such as COVID-19; respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV; influenza, better known as the flu; and the common cold. These illnesses often begin with symptoms ...
Sep 18, 2026
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A UVA Health doctor and other leading national experts have developed new guidelines to improve care for patients who develop sepsis, a dangerous full-body infection that kills at least 350,000 Americans every year.
Sep 18, 2026
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Childhood vaccination coverage has declined across most European Union (EU) countries in recent years, reversing some of the substantial progress made since 1980, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe.
Sep 18, 2026
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