New California research indicates that the fungus causing valley fever is present in urban rodent burrows as well as rural areas, while residents near new Kern County oil and gas wells face higher infection risk. Housing, solar construction, and other soil disturbance can also aerosolize contaminated dust. Although many infections go unrecognized, severe disease can cause lifelong illness or death. Researchers urged soil wetting, scheduling controls for dusty work, and public education about protective N95 masks.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-09-24/valley-fever-spreading-to-central-valley-cities-linked-to-oil-drilling

Valley fever is spreading into Central Valley cities near oil drilling

The BMJ reported that the Trump administration was creating a board of political appointees to oversee decisions about NIH research grants. The development came as U.S. researchers sued Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya over scientific and grant-policy decisions. Scientists were concerned that political control could redirect public funding away from peer review. The dispute places biomedical research funding, grant independence, and federal oversight at issue.

Source: https://bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmj-2026-100952

Trump seeks NIH grant oversight as researchers sue health officials

The FDA released executive summaries for two outbreak investigations involving Salmonella and Listeria, while noting that sources for the pathogens had not been identified. One investigation concerns recalled broccoli sprouts from Evergreen Fresh Sprouts. Thirty-two people in six states were reported infected with the outbreak strain, and nearly all of 27 interviewed patients said they had eaten sprouts or microgreens. The report also distinguishes that outbreak from a separate multi-bacteria investigation tied to alfalfa sprouts.

Source: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/09/fda-identifies-two-new-outbreaks/

FDA identifies two new outbreaks involving sprouts

At least six babies in Pennsylvania were born infected with measles, and two required intensive care, as congenital cases appeared during a widening state outbreak. Congenital measles is rarely observed in the United States, making the cluster unusual and concerning for clinicians. Doctors are now seeing more pregnant people become infected as the broader outbreak expands, raising the risk of transmission to infants before birth and complicating efforts to protect vulnerable newborn patients.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/congenital-measles-pennsylvania-outbreak-grows-babies-infected-rcna599431

Congenital measles appears in babies as Pennsylvania outbreak grows

An outside advisory panel told the U.S. FDA that the benefits of GRAIL's Galleri blood test outweigh its risks for adults aged 50 and older. The panel voted 7-2 with one abstention on benefit, unanimously on safety, and 6-4 on whether evidence established effectiveness. The mixed effectiveness vote highlighted continuing questions about the test's clinical value, but the favorable benefit-risk advisory could support a potentially landmark approval for multi-cancer early detection.

Source: https://aol.com/articles/fda-advisers-back-safety-grails-220516000.html

FDA advisers endorse the benefits of Grail's cancer test in key vote

A study published in Family Medicine and Community Health found that higher consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with cardiovascular events, metabolic disease, and other health risks. Researchers reported that an additional 100 grams consumed daily corresponded to a 14 percent higher risk of cardiovascular events, while a 10 percent increase in dietary energy share was linked to greater metabolic-syndrome or diabetes risk. Experts suggested replacing common packaged foods with vegetables, fruit, and minimally processed alternatives.

Source: https://abcnews.com/US/eating-ultra-processed-foods-linked-toworse-health-study/story?id=136662232

Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to worse health

The World Alzheimer Report 2026 argues that Alzheimer's disease is increasingly treatable and potentially preventable, although a cure remains distant. New medicines can modestly slow decline, and researchers are examining earlier diagnosis, blood tests, and interventions before symptoms appear. The report projects that more than 139 million people worldwide could be living with dementia by 2050. Experts called for stronger diagnostic pathways, cheaper testing, and earlier identification of people at risk.

Source: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/1483456/alzheimer-s-disease-starting-to-be-considered-a-treatable-condition-study

Alzheimer's disease is starting to be considered a treatable condition

Deaths linked to measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh reached 1,030 after eight children died in a single day, health authorities reported. The country had recorded 172,720 symptomatic cases and 20,124 confirmed infections, with Dhaka accounting for 482 deaths. The WHO said declining vaccination coverage has caused Bangladesh to lose historical herd immunity. Since April, the Health Ministry said a special program had immunized nearly 19.48 million children in addition to routine vaccinations.

Source: https://u.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/deaths-linked-to-measles-rise-to-1-030-as-8-more-children-die-in-bangladesh/4056667

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Valley fever is spreading into Central Valley cities near oil drilling

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Congenital measles appears in babies as Pennsylvania outbreak grows

FDA advisers endorse the benefits of Grail's cancer test in key vote

Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to worse health

Alzheimer's disease is starting to be considered a treatable condition

Deaths linked to measles rise to 1,030 in Bangladesh