Those who spent 10 minutes in a lake or river were more than twice as likely to suffer skin ailments than those who stood along the shore.
The proportions of both women in their 20s being screened for cervical cancer and those who have received the human papillomavirus vaccine have decreased.
The official count for 2026 measles cases in the US nears 3,000, though the real number is likely higher.
Three new studies find that vaccinated men have a much lower risk of being infected with the virus, which can cause cancers of the head and neck, anus, and penis.
Relative to the discontinued live vaccine, the recombinant vaccine may better protect people from more than an uncomfortable infection.
Both people were unvaccinated and lived in Lancaster County, where a large measles outbreak started earlier this year.
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