– Measles cases in the United States have climbed to their highest level in decades, with Pennsylvania at the center of the resurgence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted more than 4,580 cases in 2026 as of October

– A Microsoft AI system that works through diagnoses one step at a time, like a doctor, proved more than twice as accurate as general physicians on complex medical cases. The results were published on Thursday, October 22, in the

– Sterling Pharmaceutical Services has recalled nearly 748,000 eye-care products nationwide over concerns about sterility assurance. The recall includes more than 500,000 Walgreens-branded lubricant eye-drop packages. Sterling initiated the recall on Aug. 20, according to federal records. The U.S. Food

– Pennsylvania has confirmed 943 measles cases across 39 counties in 2026, according to the state’s latest outbreak update. The Pennsylvania Department of Health recorded 176 hospitalizations and five measles-associated deaths through Sept. 30. The latest report added 40 cases

Global health leaders used a UN General Assembly gathering to call for country-led adoption of artificial intelligence in disease elimination. The meeting brought together ministers, public health specialists, funders and diagnostics experts. The Global Institute for Disease Elimination, known as