Columbus, OH

Everyday Health

It offers protection against more types of infection than the old version. Updated recommendations say it's now the preferred option.

CDC Recommends the New Pneumonia Vaccine for High-Risk Adults

Fortune

New COVID-19 cases are popping up globally, as at least 40 Olympic athletes in Paris have tested positive for COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses.

The dreaded COVID summer surge has arrived. Here’s the latest on symptoms and treatment

LiveScience

The CDC has clarified and narrowed its recommendations for which older adults should get an RSV vaccine.

CDC issues new guidelines for RSV vaccines, citing side-effect concerns

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a $5 million initiative to offer seasonal flu vaccines to livestock workers in order to reduce the public health concern that a new version of the influenza virus could emerge among farm workers who are at a higher risk of catching the bird flu (H5N1) virus, which has been circulating in millions of farmed and wild animals.

To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu

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Illinois State

The Shade Room

Two people are dead, and at least 28 people have been hospitalized following a multistate listeria outbreak. RELATED: Uh-Oh! FDA Announces Nationwide Recall Of Over 60 Ice Cream Products More Details On The Deaths & Hospitalizations Related To The Outbreak According to CNN, the CDC announced the outbreak in an investigation notice published on Friday, July [...]
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2 Dead & At Least 28 People Are Hospitalized Following Multistate Listeria Outbreak, CDC Reports

The “MisinfoNation” series returns with a new chapter in Donie O’Sullivan’s investigation into the pervasive surge of misinformation targeting American elections. Tune into “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” on Sunday, August 11 at 8pm ET/PT.

Listen to what Trump supporter says will happen if he loses in November

South Carolina State

Tropical storm Debby has caused flooding throughout the southeast, leading some South Carolina residents to find alligators swimming in their backyards.

Watch: Tropical storm Debby has alligators swimming in people’s backyards

All passengers and crew appear to have died in the crash, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said.

Passenger plane carrying 62 people crashes outside São Paulo, Brazil

Minnesota State

CNN’s Laura Coates fact-checks Sen. JD Vance’s (R-OH) claims about the military service of his vice presidential opponent, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN).

CNN fact-checks Vance’s claims about Walz’s military service

California State

Verywell Health

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne virus that causes high fever and muscle and joint pain. The virus is common in tropical climates and is only transmitted by mosquitos. However, dengue fever cases have doubled in the last year globally, and are on the rise in the continental United States. You...

What to Know About Dengue Fever As It Spreads in the U.S.

New body cam video from Trump shooting raises questions

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Measles is raging in the U.S. and other parts of the world—even though it is completely preventable by vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) measles tracker, last updated on August 1 and now updated weekly, shows 203 measles cases in the U.S. this year, in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

Measles triples in U.S. and spikes elsewhere as vaccination lags

CBS News

COVID-19 cases are spiking in the U.S. as a new variant spreads. Emergency room visits appear to be at the highest level since February, according to new data. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins CBS News with more.

COVID cases spike as new variant strain spreads in U.S.

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first nasal spray epinephrine drug for severe allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis, providing a needle-free alternative to EpiPens and similar medicines.

First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Two COPD conditions with similar causes but distinct symptoms. Learn about their unique symptoms, causes, and treatments.

What's the Difference Between Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema?

UPI News

A new government report shows childhood vaccines have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths among Americans born in the past 30 years.

CDC: Childhood vaccines have saved 1 million U.S. lives since 1994

CNN’s Hadas Gold reports on Paramount’s decision to slash 15% of its staff ahead of its merger with Skydance. The move highlights the challenges faced by traditional linear TV companies in the evolving media landscape.

Paramount announces job cuts during media industry struggles

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Childhood vaccinations will have prevented more than 500 million illnesses and 1 million deaths in US since 1994, CDC report says

Routine childhood vaccinations will have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths among people born between...

Childhood vaccinations will have prevented more than 500 million illnesses and 1 million deaths in US since 1994, CDC report says

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