The nationwide surge represents a drastic spike compared to the same period in 2025, when the federal agency recorded 1,180 cases. Public health officials noted that the actual number of illnesses is likely much higher due to reporting delays and infected individuals who recover without seeking medical testing.

A massive multistate outbreak linked to imported processed iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms has driven a significant portion of this year's total infections. The foodborne parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis causes severe intestinal illness, marked primarily by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bloating, and fatigue.

FDA approval extends access to Rasonque, manufactured by Revolution Medicines in California, which is designed to inhibit a protein network driven by RAS and taken once daily.

In an FDA press release, the agency said it cleared the drug more than six months ahead of its review deadline and described it as a new treatment option for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 211 new measles cases this week, raising the total nationwide count of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,777 across 45 states and two jurisdictions. The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy noted that this weekly surge is more than double the previous week's increase.

Federal health authorities reported that 36 distinct outbreaks have emerged in 2026, marking the highest annual infection tally in the United States since 1991. The surge builds on momentum from 2025, which saw 2,289 confirmed cases nationwide. South Carolina leads the country with 670 confirmed infections this year, followed by Utah with 526 and Pennsylvania with 393.

Marketed under the brand name Rasonque, the targeted therapy blocks multiple variants of the RAS protein that drive tumor growth. It is indicated for patients who have previously received treatment or cannot tolerate combination chemotherapy.

The regulator processed the approval under its National Priority Voucher program, accelerating the review process to just one to two months. The FDA also granted early access prior to authorization for patients facing life-threatening conditions.

Kohli's death raises questions about how patients can die after a heart attack even if a stent opens blocked arteries. Dr. Sameer Bhate, Head of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Amrita Hospital, explained that while stents restore blood flow, they cannot reverse heart muscle damage already caused by the attack.

"A stent can open up a blocked coronary artery, but it cannot undo a heart attack that has already damaged the myocardium. This difference may account for why a patient can get worse despite technically successful angioplasty," said Dr. Bhate. He noted that permanent muscle damage occurs if the blockage lasts too long, and reopening the artery cannot revive dead heart tissue.

The deaths occurred amid an ongoing measles outbreak that has reached 393 cases across 29 Pennsylvania counties this year. Lancaster County alone has recorded 177 infections since April, making it a hotspot for the outbreak.

State health leaders attribute the outbreak to declining vaccination rates, driven by misinformation and distrust in vaccines. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro addressed the issue in Lancaster, noting the confusion caused by misleading federal information about vaccine safety.

Goodman described his weight change as a shift away from overeating from a formerly 400-pound frame, saying the approach relied on portion control rather than a public example.

He told AARP The Magazine in 2018, "It was basically just portion control, and 'I don’t need it.'" Goodman explained to AARP The Magazine in 2018.

The two deaths represent the first measles-related fatalities recorded in Pennsylvania in 35 years. The state's health leadership emphasized that public familiarity with the severity of the illness has waned in recent years.

"People are not familiar with this disease and don’t fully understand the potential severity of the illness." Dr. Debra Bogen, Pennsylvania’s secretary of health, said in a Tuesday news release on the deaths.

Under the proposed structure, one deputy commissioner will focus on technology and the integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare, while the second role will oversee drug evaluation. Both officials will report directly to Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump's nominee for FDA commissioner, who is currently awaiting Senate confirmation.

Jared Seehafer, a senior advisor to the FDA and former chief executive officer of life sciences compliance software company Enzyme, is currently the leading candidate for the technology role. The new position will oversee both the internal deployment of AI tools within the agency and the regulatory evaluation of AI-enabled medical devices.

Health officials confirmed that neither patient had received the vaccine against the highly contagious virus, which has seen an increase in cases nationwide.

Dr. Debra Bogen, the state's secretary of health, expressed condolences and highlighted the public's lack of familiarity with the disease due to its long elimination in the state.

The recalled lot, number 504950, was distributed across the United States from January 31, 2025, to September 30, 2025, with an expiration date set for September 30, 2026. About 3,655 units were released, and approximately 1,955 units were sold, the company reported.

Consumption of superpotent thyroid tablets can cause an overactive thyroid, leading to symptoms such as weight loss, heat intolerance, fatigue, nervousness, muscle weakness, hypertension, chest pain, and irregular heart rhythms.

Both individuals were residents of Lancaster County, where the majority of the state's 393 confirmed measles cases this year have occurred across 28 counties.

Measles, a highly contagious virus, has seen a resurgence in the U.S. with 2,777 cases reported nationwide so far in 2026, the highest number in 35 years.

The study examined 878 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021, finding that 215—approximately 24.5 percent—had CTE confirmed through brain examination after death, as reported by The New York Times and CBC News.

Researchers noted that the actual prevalence could be higher since 643 brains from the cohort were not examined, and many may have had the disease as well.

The analysis identified at least 215 cases of CTE among 878 former players who died from 2016 to 2021, while 643 other brains were not examined, meaning the true prevalence could be higher, according to the study described by The New York Times, NPR, and CBC.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy can only be definitively diagnosed after death, and studies cited by NPR and CBC found that rates of CTE were nearly zero in people without repeated head impacts.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported thousands of laboratory-confirmed cases spanning nearly every U.S. state, with hundreds of hospitalizations and at least two deaths directly tied to contaminated iceberg lettuce supplied by distributor Taylor Farms. The outbreak has led consumers to cut back sharply on fresh produce purchases, resulting in double-digit sales drops for major salad chains and general retail lettuce growers.

Yum! Brands subsidiary Taco Bell emerged as one of the primary national chains affected after proactively removing lettuce, cilantro, onions, pico de gallo, and guacamole from select restaurant locations on July 15 before completing a full phase-out of the implicated Taylor Farms product two days later.

The treatment combines up to nine doses of Merck's immunotherapy drug Keytruda with nine doses of a customized mRNA vaccine designed to train the immune system to target individual tumor mutations without causing new side effects.

Dr. Ryan Sullivan, director of the Center for Melanoma at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, highlighted the broad potential of the positive study for the field.

The regulatory decisions provide clinicians with less invasive screening tools to detect amyloid pathology and brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease in patients presenting with cognitive symptoms such as memory loss.

The PrecivityAD2 test relies on underlying technology co-invented at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis by Dr. Randall J.

Lead author Ryan Bruellman analyzed public health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 500 Cities Project alongside mapping software to evaluate store proximity and social vulnerability indices across 34,000 retail locations nationwide, including Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, and the 99 Cents Only store.

The research revealed that while conventional supermarkets were associated with better health metrics, dollar stores stocking highly processed items dominant in sodium and added sugars negatively impacted community health, particularly in the South and Midwest where dollar store ratios approach 50 percent of food outlets.