More people are choosing the option to die under Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act - OregonLive.com

More than 5,500 people have received prescriptions under the law since it launched, and 2025 set a new record for annual demand.

New COVID variant 'Cicada' spreading among kids - ABC7 Los Angeles

A new COVID variant, named “Cicada,” appears to be spreading primarily among children.

What a lifetime of grief taught me about emotional health - The Seattle Times

We need to treat emotional health “as something we practice, not something we address only in crisis,” KD Hall writes.

US city on alert as man wandering streets with deadly disease exposes hundreds - the-sun.com

Ticks that cause a rare, dangerous red meat allergy are spreading. What precautions can you take? - WBUR

Alpha-gal syndrome used to be most prevalent in Arkansas, Kentucky and Virginia, but is now being seen in many regions, with some hotspots in the Northeast.

CDC pauses lab testing of rabies, monkeypox and other infectious diseases - nbcnewyork.com

The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.