Public Health

Microscope image showing Neisseria meningitidis bacteria stained in a clinical sample.

September 24, 2026

21 Hospitalised, 2 Dead: Oxford and UKHSA Found the Canterbury Meningitis Strain Had Stolen Genes From Throat Bacteria

A meningitis B outbreak in Kent, England earlier this year infected 21 people and killed two. Researchers at UKHSA and the University of Oxford have now completed bacterial genome sequencing on the

Close-up photograph of a vaccine vial and syringe prepared for an immunization campaign.

Health·News·USA

38,000 MMR Shots in Three Weeks Still Couldn’t Stop Pennsylvania’s Measles Toll From Hitting 835

Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak reached 835 confirmed cases across 39 counties as of September 23, 2026 — a jump of 43 cases in two days. The state’s Department of Health is reporting 164 hospitalizations and four deaths linked to the outbreak.

September 24, 2026

Debby Ryan Brain Injury: What Hemiplegic Migraines and Delayed Symptoms Mean

Health

Actress Debby Ryan has described a brain injury that changed her life — and the months of rehabilitation that followed. Her disclosure, made during

North Carolina Naegleria Death: Water Feature Risk and CDC Prevention Steps

Health·Nature·USA

A teenager in North Carolina has died after contracting a rare and nearly always fatal brain infection linked to a public water feature in

Female Aedes aegypti mosquito associated with dengue transmission

Environment·Health·USA

Florida Dengue Mosquito Control: Bti, Dibrom, and Yard Steps That Matter

Florida municipalities are combining mosquito-control tools and yard-level source reduction to control a dengue outbreak that health officials say is locally transmitted — meaning infections are being spread by mosquitoes in the

Tejal Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Medical worker speaking with a patient during a health-care visit in Fiji

Health·World

Fiji HIV crisis: new infections rose 12-fold as only 22% access treatment

Fiji has declared HIV a national crisis after one of the sharpest increases in new HIV infections globally, according to UNAIDS. UNAIDS — the United Nations agency coordinating the global HIV response

Tejal Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Health·USA

CDC Fatigue Report: 16.6% of US Adults Report Frequent Exhaustion in 2024

If you wake up exhausted most mornings despite a full night’s sleep, federal health data says you are far from alone. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a

Tejal Somvanshi

September 16, 2026

Nigella Lawson Paul Hollywood Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding inside the Great British Bake Off tent

Health·India

Balaghat Water Crisis Linked To 30 Child Deaths Sparks Outrage Over Jhiria Pits

A tap turns on in a tribal village in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. Brown, murky water flows out. A camera captures it. Someone asks: would the ministers and MLAs make their own children

Sunita Somvanshi

September 15, 2026

Close-up of gloved clinician preparing to administer a vaccine injection into a patient arm

Health

Pennsylvania Confirms Third Measles Death As Outbreak Surpasses 670 Cases

Pennsylvania is dealing with its worst measles outbreak in decades. As of September 11, 2026, health officials counted 676 confirmed measles cases across 37 counties throughout the state. That number includes 124

Tejal Somvanshi

September 14, 2026

Health

Walking Faster Beats 10,000 Steps? New Research Puts Pace Ahead of Step Counts

For decades, fitness advice centered on reaching 10,000 steps daily target that actually originated from a 1965 marketing campaign for the Manpo-kei pedometer in Japan rather than clinical science. New research from

Tejal Somvanshi

September 12, 2026

Vermont Egg Recall: Leaping Bear Farm Pulls June–September Cartons After 14 Salmonella Cases

Health

Record U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Declared Over as Officials Mark Largest Foodborne Illness Cluster

The CDC says the record U.S. cyclospora outbreak is over. The lettuce-linked cluster sickened thousands, while total confirmed cases and the food-safety investigation remain distinct.

Karmactive Staff

September 12, 2026

Marcy Borders, the 9/11 “Dust Lady”: The Photo Survived, But So Did the Trauma

Health

25 Years After 9/11: WTC Responders Face Chronic Respiratory Disease from Dust Exposure

A quarter century after the September 11 attacks, the health consequences continue to shape the lives of over 125,000 registered responders and survivors enrolled in federal health tracking programs. First responders, rescue

Tejal Somvanshi

September 12, 2026

High-magnification electron micrograph displaying bullet-shaped rabies viral particles.

Health·News

CDC Issues Rabies Alert: Inquiries Up 17%, Vaccine Use Up 33% Across Eight States

The CDC issued a health alert on September 10 after multiple states reported increased encounters with rabid or potentially rabid animals and higher use of rabies treatment. Since July 2026, at least

Tejal Somvanshi

September 11, 2026

Indian schoolchildren at a government school during infrastructure audit

Environment·Health·Science

Toilet Flush Aerosols Reach Adult Breathing Zone, Flinders Review Finds

A Flinders review of 22 studies finds toilet flushing can send bioaerosols into adult breathing zones, with cleaning, lower flush volume and ventilation now under scrutiny. Read more. Read more.......

Tejal Somvanshi

September 10, 2026

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