NYC Legionnaires’ Outbreak: Fourth Death Confirmed, 101 Sickened

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has now caused four deaths and sickened 101 people, New York City health officials confirmed.

The bacteria that cause the illness, called Legionella, were found in 12 cooling towers across 10 buildings, including NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem. 

Cooling towers help...

Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Wyoming Park Cabins

Hundreds of people may have been exposed to rabies after staying in cabins infested with bats at Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.

As many as 500 visitors who stayed in eight cabins at Jackson Lake Lodge between May and late July may be at risk, state health officials said. The cabins have been closed since July 27, when the infes...

Nike Co-Founder And Wife Donate $2B to Cancer Research at OHSU, Largest U.S. University Gift

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, will donate $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to expand cancer research and patient care.

The school called it the largest single donation ever made to a U.S. university.

The gift will help OHSU expand its cancer detection programs, grow access to clinical tri...

College Students With Autism Have Much Greater Rates Of Anxiety, Depression

College students with autism have dramatically higher rates of anxiety and depression compared to their peers, a new study says.

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of college students with autism suffer from anxiety, compared with just over 9% of their peers without autism, researchers reported recently in the Journal of Autism and Developmental ...