Public Health on Seven Lights https://sevenlights.org/tags/public-health/ Recent content in Public Health on Seven Lights Hugo en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:30:00 -0500 Wisconsin infant death makes third measles fatality in a week https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/07/wisconsin-measles-infant-death/ Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:30:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/07/wisconsin-measles-infant-death/ Health officials confirmed the death of an unvaccinated infant in southwestern Wisconsin, the state’s first measles fatality since 1990 and the third US measles-associated death this week, bringing this year’s toll to at least eight. Child Dies of Measles in New York, First State Death in 30 Years https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/03/new-york-measles-death-lewis-county/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:30:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/03/new-york-measles-death-lewis-county/ New York health officials reported the state’s first measles-associated death in more than 30 years, a child in rural Lewis County, as the statewide outbreak reached 178 cases this year. Trump-Appointed CDC Deputy Director Shuford to Resign Next Month https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/28/cdc-deputy-director-shuford-resigns/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:45:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/28/cdc-deputy-director-shuford-resigns/ Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the CDC deputy director and chief medical officer appointed by President Trump in April, will leave the agency Nov. 12, the latest departure in a cycle of leadership turnover at the agency. France reports first human case of Shamonda virus, but says there's no public health risk https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/22/france-first-human-shamonda-virus-case/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:20:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/22/france-first-human-shamonda-virus-case/ French authorities confirmed the first known human case of the Shamonda virus, a livestock virus mainly found in cattle, in a patient in Lyon who died in early October.