2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (314+ words) SOUTH BOUND BROOK, NJ — A South Bound Brook family needs help after their father and husband suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. Eric Johansen, who works for the U.S. Park Service, was injured during a high-speed chase in New York…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (467+ words) MEDFORD, MA — The city has invested approximately $170,000 in opioid settlement funds toward programs designed to address substance use, support recovery, and reduce the harm associated with opioid use, Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn announced Thursday. The city has invested the funding across…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (179+ words) PARAMUS, NJ — Paramus residents looking to check in on key health measures have two chances this week. The Paramus Health Department will hold its low-cost blood chemistry screening Friday and Saturday at Paramus Borough Hall. The sessions are scheduled for…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (310+ words) JOLIET, IL — The first human case of West Nile Virus has been reported in Will County this year, officials said Thursday. A 51-year-old person from Will County has tested positive for West Nile Virus after developing symptoms in the second…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (315+ words) WEST HARTFORD, CT — Mosquitoes in West Hartford have tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting local health officials to urge residents to take precautions against mosquito bites. The Town of West Hartford announced the detection Thursday and advised residents to…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (655+ words) This summer’s cyclospora outbreak that caused people in Florida to avoid eating iceberg lettuce appears to be winding down, according to federal health officials. The Food and Drug Administration said in an update earlier this month that it “remains confident…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (227+ words) GENEVA, IL — Another citywide mosquito spraying is planned from dusk Friday to dawn Saturday in Geneva, city officials said. The pest control application comes on the heels of more surveillance traps testing positive for the West Nile virus, according to…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (227+ words) GENEVA, IL — Another citywide mosquito spraying is planned from dusk Friday to dawn Saturday in Geneva, city officials said. The pest control application comes on the heels of more surveillance traps testing positive for the West Nile virus, according to…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (264+ words) STRATFORD, CT — The Stratford Health Department announced Thursday the first human case of West Nile virus-associated illness identified in a Stratford resident. Four other cases have been reported throughout the state, according to officials. The resident, who is between 50–59 years…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (155+ words) MILFORD, MA — Milford health officials are planning mosquito spraying Friday night after West Nile virus was detected in town. The virus was confirmed in mosquitoes collected from a surveillance trap in the Beach Street Extension area, according to the Milford…...