October 20, 2023 Illinois reports first measles case since 2019: ‘One of the most contagious diseases known’ The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently reported its first case of measles since 2019. Here's what to know about symptoms, transmission and prevention of the disease.
October 19, 2023 California tech CEO sentenced to 8 years for COVID, allergy test fraud case A Silicon Valley executive, who claimed to have invented technology that could test for allergies and COVID with a few drops of blood, has been sentenced to prison for fraud.
October 18, 2023 After losing her leg to the flu, Virginia woman urges people to get vaccinated: ‘Don’t waste time’ Allison Miller was just 33 when the flu led to a bacterial infection that caused her to lose her leg. Now she is urging people to get a yearly vaccine to prevent "life-altering" complications.
October 16, 2023 Wisconsin Gov. Evers finds $170M in federal funds to continue COVID-era childcare subsidies Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will reportedly use recently-discovered federal funds to keep a pandemic-era childcare subsidy program running.
October 16, 2023 North Carolina state auditor cites several school districts failed COVID attendance rules Educators are clashing against a state auditor who reported that several North Carolina school districts failed to comply with student attendance rules during COVID-19.
October 15, 2023 Drinking raw milk caused Campylobacter infectious outbreak in Utah: What to know about the illness Fourteen people in Salt Lake County, Utah, recently developed campylobacteriosis, a bacterial infection; most drank raw milk. Here's what to know about the outbreak and how to prevent it.
October 13, 2023 COVID-driven isolation is 'lonely existence' for family, as man says he's been 'abused' for mask wearing A family of three in the U.K. shared its tale of woe after COVID, as they continue to isolate due to health conditions and a lack of antibodies to the virus.
October 13, 2023 Chief diversity officers harm the students they say they help Chief diversity officers harm the students they say they help. Test scores find minority students had greater learning loss in districts with bureaucrats pushing an agenda.
October 13, 2023 Skeletons from 1918 flu pandemic reveal clues about those most likely to die, study finds The skeletons of people who were alive during the 1918 flu pandemic have revealed new clues as to those more likely to die from the virus, according to a new study.
October 12, 2023 Imprisoned Oklahoma man used pandemic relief funds to clear himself of murder An Oklahoma man, who spent decades behind bars for a 1997 cold-case killing, has been exonerated. The man used pandemic relief funds to hire a private investigator.