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Beyond Theory and into Practice: Professor Gal J. Nahum Explores Conducted Direct Current for Indoor Air Quality Systems

Professor Gal J. Nahum has spent more than a decade exploring Conducted Direct Current, or CDC, as part of that broader discussion. His work examines how electrical configurations may influence particulate interaction within controlled environments and how those concepts could eventually connect with existing air management systems.

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'Rhino Tranq' Is in the Drug Supply and Naloxone Won't Stop It: A Growing Overdose Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

When emergency medical teams respond to an overdose call, their most reliable tool has long been naloxone — a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioids and has saved hundreds of thousands of lives since the fentanyl crisis began.

Medical Daily

Rare Ebola Strain Border Panic Triggers Swift US Travel Bans Following Controversial Health Funding Cuts

The WHO declared an Ebola outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, prompting the US and other countries to impose travel restrictions

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New CDC data shows young Americans still make up most urgent care visits. Doctors say forgoing primary care could be risky

More than 40 percent of adults aged 18-29 do not have a primary care physician

The Independent UK

Los Angeles Declared a Historic Win Against Fentanyl. Eight People Are Still Dying Every Day. Here Is What the Data Is Really Saying.

LA County's 22% drop in overdose deaths in 2024 — the biggest single-year decline in its history — is being called a victory. But with nearly 2,500 people still dead in a single year, fentanyl still in 52% of all accidental overdose deaths, and a 1,652% long-term surge since 2016,…

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Bird Flu Found in the Tap Water You Flush Away: H5N1 Has Been Detected in Wastewater Across 10 Texas Cities — Including Houston

A landmark scientific finding that emerged from Texas's own universities — and that received far too little public attention — revealed that the H5N1 avian influenza virus was detected in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities simultaneously.

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Los Angeles woman suffers bathroom emergency at Hollywood party: ‘Abandoned my underwear’

The Tinkerbell costume didn't help.

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Trump team plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya instead of bringing them home for treatment: report

One expert has criticized the plans as a ‘dramatic abdication of what we owe our own’

The Independent UK

RFK Jr.'s CDC Turns to Unpaid Airport Volunteers for Ebola Screening After Gutting Its Trained Workforce

The CDC urgently seeks volunteer screeners at major US airports as the Ebola outbreak nears 1,000 cases, following workforce cuts that have depleted public health resources.

International Business Times UK

Trump Administration Barred Key US Scientists From WHO Virus Response Talks: Report

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases officials have reportedly been blocked from direct WHO contact, with only a narrow exception recently allowed as an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo intensified.

International Business Times

Los Angeles Measles Alert: Child Death Confirmed, School Vaccination Rates Drop, and Health Officials Warn the Worst May Still Be Ahead

Los Angeles County has become one of the most closely watched epicenters of the national measles outbreak — and for heartbreaking reason. Public health officials confirmed earlier this year that a child in Los Angeles County died from a measles-related complication, becoming one of only four measles-associated deaths recorded in…

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Deadly Hantavirus Reaches U.S. Soil: Quarantined Patients in Nebraska and Atlanta After Cruise Ship Outbreak Kills Three and Infects Dozens Worldwide

A deadly outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus — carried aboard the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius on a voyage through the South Atlantic — has resulted in American passengers being quarantined or hospitalized in at least two U.S. cities, raising new questions about the country's preparedness for…

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Ebola Comes to Houston's Front Door: Bush Intercontinental Airport Begins Emergency Screening as Bundibugyo Strain Spreads Across Central Africa

Starting tonight at 11:59 PM EDT, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, will begin receiving travelers who have been present in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan within the last 21 days, directing them toward enhanced federal health screening. The CDC expansion, announced Saturday…

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Tuberculosis Is Surging in Chicago — A Disease the World Thought It Had Under Control

Illinois recorded 353 active tuberculosis cases in 2023, with 154 concentrated in Chicago alone. Experts call what's happening now a "rebound effect" from COVID-era disruptions — and preliminary data suggests 2025 case counts may have climbed another 10 to 20 percent nationally. The question is why city and state officials…

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Hantavirus, Ebola highlight political division over disease

The Trump administration’s shake-up of the United States’ public health apparatus in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has public health experts concerned about the country’s ability to respond to emerging disease outbreaks like hantavirus and Ebola. Whether that’s a concern for Congress, however, often depends on the member’s party…

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The ‘Hantavirus’ Travel Alert: What Cruise Passengers Over 60 Should Know About Recent Rodent-Linked Illness Reports

Many retirees planning summer cruises are suddenly hearing an unfamiliar and alarming word in the headlines: hantavirus. The concern intensified after a recent multi-country outbreak...

The Independent UK

2026 FIFA World Cup faces health risks from heat, infectious diseases and food safety, experts say

‘Any time so many people are traveling, there's always the possibility of various outbreaks or whatnot to happen,’ the CDC’s acting director said

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US voters support HIV/Aids relief – will Trump’s cuts backfire in the midterms?

Global Pepfar program has long had Republican leadership and bipartisan support, but initiative is at risk

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US temporarily bans green-card holders from entering country from African nations

Order aimed at preventing spread of Ebola to US affects travelers who have visited three countries in last 21 days

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NYC Defied Washington and Rejoined the WHO — Here's What That Really Means

While the federal government formally cut ties with the World Health Organization, New York City quietly signed back up through a side door. No congressional vote. No public debate. Just a press release.

The Guardian - US

White House pauses removal of detainees to DRC as Ebola outbreak widens

But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-stricken region

The Independent UK

Americans exposed to hantavirus on ship enjoy some Nebraska hospitality while waiting in quarantine

The 18 American passengers who were exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship are getting a taste of Nebraska hospitality as they wait to find out how much longer they will have to remain in quarantine at the hospital in Omaha

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Measles Is Back in Manhattan — And Officials Won't Tell You Everywhere You Were Exposed

An unvaccinated traveler dined in Hell's Kitchen, visited a performance venue, and walked into multiple healthcare facilities. The city named one location. New Yorkers are still waiting on the rest.

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US redirects travelers from Ebola-affected countries to one airport for screening

America is now directing travelers from Ebola-hit nations to Washington Dulles International Airport for health checks. This new rule applies to those who visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan recently. Passengers will undergo temperature checks and answer questions about their travel history. Contact tracing details will…

The Independent UK

Ex CDC head warns Ebola outbreak will become a ‘very significant pandemic’

An aid group has said Trump administration health cuts contributed to the slow detection of the outbreak

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