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Cyclospora: What scientists still can’t explain

Cyclospora: What scientists still can’t explain

Fundamental questions remain about how the parasite behaves and contaminates food.

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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Medicaid changes: Who loses coverage Oct. 1?

Medicaid changes: Who loses coverage Oct. 1?

Sweeping changes are coming to Medicaid, and some start this week.

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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The troubling backstories of hidden weight-loss ingredients

The troubling backstories of hidden weight-loss ingredients

Since June, the FDA has issued seven alerts about weight-loss supplements with undisclosed pharmaceuticals or other dangerous chemicals. That’s more than it posted during 2024 and 2025 combined.

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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Medicaid ‘ghost providers’ can make maternal care harder to find

Medicaid ‘ghost providers’ can make maternal care harder to find

States rely on provider lists to assess Medicaid networks, while pregnant patients use them to find care. Federal investigators found the lists can be full of errors.

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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School vaccine data can expose hidden outbreak risks

School vaccine data can expose hidden outbreak risks

School-level data can be a powerful tool for preventing and fighting outbreaks, researchers say. Yet depending on the state, the information may not be routinely available.

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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Find your measles immunity proof now, colleges urge faculty and staff

Find your measles immunity proof now, colleges urge faculty and staff

Vaccination messages traditionally focused on students, but that’s changing.

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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Cyclospora: 4 lessons from a massive outbreak

Cyclospora: 4 lessons from a massive outbreak

A top Michigan health official says states “simply cannot be the CDC.”

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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NEW: Proposed Trump OMB rule threatens millions in NYC public health grants

NEW: Proposed Trump OMB rule threatens millions in NYC public health grants

A new federal rule threatens widespread funding. NYC's health department and community health centers are particularly vulnerable.

Trenton Daniel, Healthbeat New York
Trenton Daniel, Healthbeat New York
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NEW: Visiting the Upper East Side during the Legionnaires’ outbreak? Here’s how to assess your risk

NEW: Visiting the Upper East Side during the Legionnaires’ outbreak? Here’s how to assess your risk

Almost two weeks after health officials confirmed the first two Legionnaires’ cases, questions abound. Healthbeat asked an infectious disease expert about the pneumonia-like illness.

Trenton Daniel, Healthbeat New York
Trenton Daniel, Healthbeat New York
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Exclusive data: More than 74,000 older adults seek measles immunity tests amid U.S. outbreaks

Exclusive data: More than 74,000 older adults seek measles immunity tests amid U.S. outbreaks

As measles returns, more Americans over 50 are asking: Am I still immune?

Alison Young, Healthbeat
Alison Young, Healthbeat
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NEW: NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak on Upper East Side sparks questions over cooling tower law compliance

NEW: NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak on Upper East Side sparks questions over cooling tower law compliance

A new City Council law was meant to ramp up testing for Legionella in NYC cooling towers. An outbreak in the Upper East Side raises questions over compliance.

Trenton Daniel, Healthbeat New York
Trenton Daniel, Healthbeat New York
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NEW: Vending machines with free naloxone kits come to Staten Island

NEW: Vending machines with free naloxone kits come to Staten Island

Staten Island once logged the second-highest number of fatal drug overdoses. Health advocates hope vending machines with free naloxone kits will keep those numbers down.

Trenton Daniel, Healthbeat New York
Trenton Daniel, Healthbeat New York
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