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Another town hall is planned Monday to discuss the growing Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on the Upper East Side, a day after health officials added new cases to the toll

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) —A case of Legionnaires’ disease has been reported in association with the Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health

July 13, 2026 — Following the sudden death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, widespread news reports indicate he suffered from an aortic dissection. An aortic dissection is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, the body’s largest artery. Blood surges through the tear, causing the layers of the aortic wall…

The NYC Health Department has updated its case count, confirming 59 cases of Legionnaire’s disease on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Currently, 15 individuals are hospitalized. FOX 5 NY’s Jessica Formoso has the latest details

For John L. Beyer, M.D., that serendipity took place in the early 1990s at the Nashville Veterans Affairs Hospital, where he worked as an inpatient director in mental healthcare. He had recently completed his psychiatry residency at Duke University and found himself treating aging Korean and Vietnam war veterans. For many of Beyer’s patients, their…

In the United States, one in five pregnant and postpartum people experience mental health and substance use conditions.1 As a result, many counties face elevated risks for poor maternal mental health outcomes.2 Maternal mental health conditions have significant social implications, reducing the quality of life for both parent and child. These conditions carry economic costs…

New York City health officials are expected to brief New Yorkers on the latest in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on the Upper East Side. 

Technician holding a specimen container with stool sample for cyclospora test. Md Babul Hosen | Istock | Getty Images

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