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of Recorded measles cases in the United States This year’s figures are already three times higher than 2023’s total, astonishing new data has emerged. There were 188 reported measles cases in 26 states and Washington, DC, including one in upstate New York and 11 in New York City. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The cases in the upstate area emerged in January, but two of the cases in the five boroughs were reported in the past 30 days, according to CDC data. In July alone, measles cases were reported in Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. The FDA has issued a warning about off-brand injectable semaglutide products. Peter Hansen/Getty Images The FDA said people may be overdosing on the counterfeit semaglutide weight loss drug.Consumers are self-administering the wrong dose.Some people reportedly received five to 20 times more semaglutide than intended. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says people have been hospitalized with symptoms linked to overdosing on injectable weight-loss drugs.agency Be warned On Friday, the company said it had received reports of health care workers and patients who had required medical attention or hospitalization after…

Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool/AFP/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts at a trilateral meeting in Tokyo on July 28. CNN — The defense chiefs of the United States, South Korea and Japan vowed to step up cooperation to deter North Korea’s “nuclear and missile threats” during talks in Tokyo on Sunday, the first such talks in 15 years as the nations step up cooperation in an increasingly tense region. The tripartite meeting comes almost a year after U.S. President Joe Biden held a landmark summit between the three countries at Camp David, part…

What I’m looking forward to: Microsoft has long been pushing the connection between Android phones and Windows PCs, allowing users to share files and features between the platforms, but it has encountered many bugs along the way. The new Windows 11 Insider update aims to improve this smartphone-PC integration, Add-on apps Enable seamless wireless capabilities directly within File Explorer. All Windows 11 Insider channel users can now view files stored on their Android phone directly in File Explorer, allowing users to delete, rename, move, or copy files between devices. To use this new feature, you need a phone running Android…

It’s an iconic sight when astronauts plant an American flagpole on the surface of the moon, but decades after these flags were first planted, many are wondering: have they stood the test of time?Keeping an eye on the moon flag is easier said than done. It would be great if even older people could pick up a telescope and peer through it, but unfortunately that’s not possible.As astrophotographer Robert Reeves explains, video”The moon is about a quarter of a million miles away. The smallest objects on the surface of the moon that can be seen by telescopes on Earth, the…

If it suddenly feels like a lot of people you know have been infected with COVID-19 this summer, you’re not alone.COVID-19 is on the rise again in the Chicago area and across the nation, marking the fourth consecutive summer the country has seen an increase in cases.”It’s not going away,” said Dr. Robert Murphy, director of the Havey Institute for Global Health and professor of infectious disease medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “We’ve personally seen a significant increase in the number of cases and the number of prescriptions being written for paxlobidi, the treatment that’s currently available.”According…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Feeling more pressure than everAfter dominating the box office and receiving rave reviews from critics for many years, this once-invincible theater tide is now beginning to face headwinds. A huge drop in box office resultsgeneral atmosphere “Superhero fatigue”and the Actor Jonathan Majors’ conviction and sentencingwho was previously set as the main villain. The next Avengers saga. All this and more at Marvel Reorganization ModeFewer new movies will be released each year, and the titles on the calendar will be shuffled. However, the calendar will remain the same, and in 2024, San Diego Comic-ConMarvel Studios president Kevin…

CHICAGO — The new additions have adjusted well on opening day with the Mariners, and left fielder Randy Arozarena and reliever Yimi Garcia are sure to help the team down the stretch.But questions lingered about whether second baseman Jorge Polanco, one of the Mariners’ most talked-about players during the offseason, could recapture his swing.Polanco has shown signs of a resurgence in recent weeks, playing his best game for the Mariners on Saturday night against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, hitting two home runs in a 6-3 victory.Even if it would be against the White Sox (27-80), who have…

A thin section of ancient rock from the Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole is photographed under a microscope and viewed under cross-polarized light. The field of view is about 14 mm wide. By analyzing the thin rock section, geologists can identify and characterize the minerals within the rock. The analysis reveals information about the rock’s mineral composition, texture, and history, including how it formed and how it has changed since then. Researchers use the mineral identity and chemical composition of these ancient rocks from Earth’s mantle to determine the conditions under which these rocks melted. Courtesy of E. Cottrell,…

Matte Design 24 Healthcare analytics firm Airfinity this week cut its U.S. market forecast for RSV vaccines for seniors by as much as 64% after a CDC expert panel last month narrowed its recommendations for RSV vaccinations. Airfinity The CDC revised its forecast after an advisory committee in June recommended that people aged 75 and older get one RSV vaccination in their lifetime. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) also declined to recommend RSV vaccination for adults aged 60-74 who have not yet reached the age limit. The risk of disease increases. Following the update, London-based Airfinity said…