H5N1 strikes more turkeys in 2 states In other developments, Canadian officials announced that the D1.3 genotype was identified in recent samples from ostriches at the center of a firestorm over culling. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a... Photo: Morgan Lieberman/Mizzou CAFNR/Flickr cc

US poll shows West Nile anxiety low, as is insect repellent knowledge 81% correctly said the best defense against the virus was avoiding getting bitten. www.cidrap.umn.edu/u...

South Carolina announces new measles case, NY notes wastewater detection Elsewhere, Israel has now reported 6 child deaths from measles, 4 of them over the past week. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

Inhaled heparin slashed ventilation, death in #COVID patients, analysis suggests In-hospital death among nebulized-heparin recipients was 4%, compared with 14% in controls. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

Multistate Listeria outbreak tied to packaged meals expands Twenty people in 15 states have been now sickened in the outbreak, and 4 have died. www.cidrap.umn.edu/f...

Cochrane review shows RSV vaccines safe, effective Data on the efficacy of RSV vaccines on women of childbearing age and on infants and children were more limited. www.cidrap.umn.edu/r... Photo: PAHO/Flickr cc

Reconsidering Off-Label Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Opinion: Why we should be afraid of an autism registry. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

In-home gun homicides of children has more than doubled since 2010 | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Population-level effectiveness and herd protection 17 years after HPV vaccine introduction | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Modeling the health impact of discontinuing COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in the US | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Anti-Vax Activists Staged a Rally Exactly Where an Anti-Vax Gunman Killed an Officer Last Month One sign read, “Anti-Science, Pro-Informed Consent.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The way we talk about dementia is about to change completely www.statnews.com/2025/09/29/d... via @statnews.com

Opinion: Celebrating mifepristone, a hero in modern abortion access, on its 25th anniversary in the U.S. www.statnews.com/2025/09/28/m... via @statnews.com

Vaccines for RSV, a respiratory disease, are safe and effective at protecting the groups at highest risk of serious disease, such as older adults and babies, per a Cochrane review published today. www.cochranelibrary.com/web/cochrane...

3 burning questions about the MMR vaccine, answered. Experts see no advantage to breaking the shot into three doses, and developing those individual vaccines would take time. www.statnews.com/2025/09/26/t... via @statnews.com

Patients set to lose hospital care at home if government funding isn’t extended www.statnews.com/2025/09/26/g... via @statnews.com

This is an intimate interview with Ukrainian President Zelensky unlike any I've seen recently. Speaking with my colleague Barak Ravid, he was candid, emotional and very human. He's increasingly hopeful for his country. WATCH The Axios Show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kwZ...

Hospitals next battle over Medicare payments. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

NEW: After one of Kristi Noem’s major financial supporters contacted her, the DHS chief quickly expedited more than $11 million of federal money to rebuild a historic pier in Naples, Florida, records obtained by ProPublica show.

According to data from Ice, we passed a significant milestone. Immigrants with no criminal record now make up the largest group arrested and booked into detention by Ice.

Not mentioned here but worth remembering: The person who shut the clinic down and arrested its leaders was Anthony Comstock. Many influential conservatives are currently pushing for the revival of his namesake law. embryo.asu.edu/pages/first-...

The FEC has canceled all of its scheduled public meetings until 2026 as the last remaining Republican commissioner heads out the door, deepening a defacto shutdown that's left the federal campaign finance regulator "hobbled" for months. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

“A Portland Police Bureau assistant chief said in court recently that federal police were “instigating” some of the clashes between officers and protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland.” www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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As the U.S. dials back mRNA research, the U.K. tries to seize an opportunity www.statnews.com/2025/09/25/m...

“I’m sitting there and I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, you’re gonna blame Tylenol and parents taking Tylenol? Even if it was accurate, there are bigger dangers than being autistic.” Autistic moms feel shamed and stigmatized by Trump’s Tylenol warning www.statnews.com/2025/09/25/a...

How the government establishes research grant overhead rates, according to an expert: ‘It’s not like buying a widget’ www.statnews.com/2025/09/26/r...

Perimenopause brings real symptoms and a booming market of supplements, apps, and therapies. What’s hype, what’s helpful, and what women need to know www.statnews.com/2025/09/29/p...

A $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will devastate U.S. health care www.statnews.com/2025/09/25/h... via @statnews.com

Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as HHS secretary seven months ago, he has made numerous changes to U.S. vaccine policy, stifled the nation’s top health experts and shared questionable statements about the effectiveness and safety of vaccines. https://to.pbs.org/4nJNVx2

When a lapse in funding occurs, the law requires agencies to cease activity and furlough their “non-excepted” employees. Excepted employees include those who perform work to protect life and property. They stay on the job but don’t get paid until after the shutdown ends. https://to.pbs.org/3VCoMbO

Despite impassioned pleas from kids’ doctors, parents of victims and from Pope Leo XIV, chances appear remote that Minnesota lawmakers could agree on enough to justify a special session. https://to.pbs.org/3IIysP2

Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee say six pages of records from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show that the late financier was friends with some of the most powerful and wealthiest men in the world. https://to.pbs.org/3IsJYy1

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Friday that the troops will be part of a surge of resources to fight crime in the city that includes 13 federal agencies and state troopers. https://to.pbs.org/3VFhWlR

If the government shuts down, President Donald Trump and his administration — which has already defied norms on executive power — likely will seek to exert more power. (via @politifact.bsky.com) https://to.pbs.org/47YLgLx

President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities. https://to.pbs.org/4gNBWMQ

When people think about national parks, they often think about the most famous ones, but there is much more to the nation’s park system than just the 63 places formally designated as national parks. (via @us.theconversation.com) https://to.pbs.org/46qXwmU

President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. https://to.pbs.org/42e0lVV

Nearly 7 in 10 #COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of smell Changes in, or loss of, sense of smell can have a profound impact on a person's well-being, the authors say. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

Los Angeles cat H5N1 deaths prompt new warning about raw pet food Samples available for one of the cats revealed the B3.13 genotype, and genetic sequencing at the USDA lab is underway. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

WHO replaces H1N1 and H3N2 strains for Southern Hemisphere flu vaccines The two influenza A picks are different from the current Northern Hemisphere vaccines and from last season's Southern Hemisphere vaccines. www.cidrap.umn.edu/i... Photo: SELF Magazine / Flickr cc

US COVID declining after reaching peak In other developments, the CDC reported one more pediatric flu death, raising the season's total to 281, the highest for a nonpandemic year. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c... Photo: NIAID/Flickr cc

CDC reports highlight 2024-25 flu season's deadly impact on US kids The reports provide more detail on the deadliest flu season for US children in more than a decade. www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...

Despite False Claims, Trump Funnels Millions Into Credible Autism Research www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/h...

On Truth Social Friday, Trump doubled down on unproven claims about Tylenol, vaccines and autism. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

5 questions experts have about Trump's pharma tariffs Whether people pay more for weight loss drugs and other medications may hinge on how lenient Trump is with exemptions. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Before Trump touted the drug leucovorin for autism, these families had already tried it Some parents have reported positive changes in their kids after giving them the drug, but experts remain concerned about a lack of strong evidence. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

California braces for a health insurance meltdown Regulators are preparing to tell people their monthly premiums have doubled. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...