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Measles exposure locations in Colorado: 2 schools, 3 restaurants and a grocery store - The Denver Post
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has identified 11 possible exposure sites linked to the current outbreak in Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville and Westminster.
Can a digital tablet cut back a country's overuse of antibiotics? - NPR
Overprescribing antibiotics breeds antibiotic resistance. A new tool aims to lower a notably high rate of such prescriptions in Rwanda.
Enhanced brain cells clear away dementia-related proteins - Medical Xpress
The new generation of Alzheimer’s disease drugs—the first proven to change the course of the disease—typically extend independent living for patients by 10 months. Called monoclonal antibodies, they reduce the accumulation of a harmful protein, amyloid, in th…
New Mexico confirms latest measles case at a local jail - NBC News
A federal inmate being held in the Doña Ana County Detention Center is the latest person to have tested positive for measles.
Microplastics May Be Fueling Parkinson's Disease, Scientists Warn - ScienceAlert
Plastic pollution is seeping into the Earth, into wildlife, and into our bodies, and a new research review suggests tiny microplastics and nanoplastics could be disrupting some of the brain processes associated with Parkinson’s.
Not just measles: Another outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease is happening - CNN
The FDA approved a vaccine for mumps nearly 60 years ago, so why are some areas of the United States experiencing outbreaks now, and who should be concerned?