Measles cases in the U.S. have hit 2,318 this year, the highest since 1991. California has seen twice as many cases as all of last year, and health officials are scrambling to contain outbreaks.
healthSaturday, July 25, 2026
Measles surges to highest level since 1991
Measles is back with a vengeance. The U.S. has hit a record not seen in 35 years, and California alone has doubled its case count from last year. Meanwhile, the quiet revolution in medicine continues from gene therapy access to why radiologists are rejecting AI.
Measles resurgence
The biggest health story today is the alarming return of a disease we thought we had beaten.
Treatment frontiers
From gene therapy cures to drug resistance, the cutting edge of medicine is both promising and complicated.
A New Orleans man became the first Louisianan cured of sickle cell disease via gene therapy, but barriers like cost, chemotherapy, and strict eligibility remain steep for many patients.

Scientists found a rare mutation that lets blood cancer cells evade BTK inhibitors by reducing dependence on the BTK protein itself, a new escape route that could complicate treatment.
Radiologists are pushing back against standalone AI tools that disrupt their workflow, even as FDA approvals flood the market. The lesson: integration matters more than accuracy.
Policy and access
Regulatory and access issues continue to shape what treatments reach patients.

Syngenta will stop selling the herbicide paraquat in Australia after new regulations made it unviable. Paraquat, linked to Parkinson's disease, is already banned in over 70 countries.

136 Yorkshire doctors and nurses signed a letter urging MPs to vote against the assisted dying bill, which would allow terminally ill patients with less than six months to live to seek an assisted death.
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