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South Carolina measles outbreak surpasses Texas' 2025 total, with little sign of slowing 01/27/2026 03:20pm • The South Carolina measles outbreak has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas' 2025 outbreak, as health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month. The outbreak centered in northwestern Spartanburg County is showing little sign of slowing down, with health officials saying Ethiopia declares the end of its first Marburg virus outbreak 01/26/2026 10:05am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia on Monday declared the end of its first outbreak of Marburg virus after completing the mandatory 42 days with no new confirmed cases. A total of 14 cases, including nine deaths and five who recovered, were confirmed in the southern region bordering South Sudan since Health officials team with a soccer tournament for cervical cancer vaccination for African girls 01/26/2026 02:10am • NORTON, Zimbabwe (AP) — Lesotho’s Lishoeshoe soccer club was losing by four goals at halftime against South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the final of a regional Under-17 girls’ tournament in Zimbabwe aimed at promoting cervical cancer vaccination. By fulltime, the gap had stretched to 5-0. How to Choose the Right Senior Living Facility: A Checklist 01/22/2026 07:00pm • Moving aging parents or other loved ones into a senior living facility is a major event in anyone's life. Deciding when to make the move, sifting through all the options and even knowing where to begin can be overwhelming. Here, we'll unpack everything you need to know to search for -- and find -- t Following spike in hospitalizations, Maryland provides surge of money to overburdened hospitals 01/22/2026 03:20pm • The flu and COVID season has been a tough one for Marylanders. State leaders say about 4,000 residents have been hospitalized with the flu this year, another 1,000 with RSV and hundreds more with COVID. It's put a strain on Maryland's hospitals and led Gov. Wes Moore to announce Thursday the stat The US is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here's why that matters 01/20/2026 05:56pm • It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they plan to meet in April to determine if the U.S. has lost its measles-free designation. Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Ca Steps on deep cleaning your home after being sick 01/17/2026 07:21am • You’ve finally kicked the flu or a nasty winter virus — but your house may still be full of germs. It is essential to clean up to reduce the risk of reinfestation. Amanda Joy, who specializes in urgent care and emergency medicine at MedStar Health, told WTOP that it's important to get eva Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550 01/16/2026 01:59pm • Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days, state health officials said Friday. The South Carolina health department reported 124 new cases since Tuesday, bringing the state's total to 558 in a wave of infections centered around an outbreak in Spartanburg Coun US flu activity fell for a second week. But experts worry the season is far from over 01/16/2026 01:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season appears to be waning with two straight weeks of decline in measures of flu activity, according to the latest government data released Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted data — for flu activity through last week — that showed a big CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms 01/15/2026 05:35pm • Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors, researchers said in two studies published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Colorado health officials were able to get ahead of the highly contag Movie Review: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ is a bonkers and triumphant zombie movie 01/13/2026 04:00pm • You know what zombie movies never seem to have enough of? Dancing. They've got gore and screaming and lots of guttural snarling, but no boogie. That all changes with “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” and the dancing here is to — naturally off-kilter — 1980s heroes Duran Duran. The fourth ent At-home STD tests offer new options for screening and treatment 01/13/2026 02:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available, a trend that experts hope will keep downward pressure on U.S. infection rates. Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can d Child with measles traveled through Maryland, DC, Virginia last week, health officials say 01/12/2026 03:05pm • A young child with measles landed in a Pennsylvania airport and traveled through Maryland, D.C. and Virginia last week. Health officials are issuing a warning about certain spots where people may have been exposed to the virus. The patient, described by Virginia health officials as a "preschool-a Germany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions 01/11/2026 07:16am • BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sharply rejected accusations by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claiming that it has been sidelining patient autonomy, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The statements made by the US Secretary of Health are completely unfounded, factual South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio 01/09/2026 03:03pm • South Carolina's measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days. The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays, and spawned cases in North Carolina and Ohio among families who