Brenda Goodman

Articles by Brenda Goodman

As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk - CNN

Health August 29, 2026

Brittany Nicole Sponenbergs son has been in a neonatal intensive care unit in Danville, Pennsylvania, for almost two months while his underdeveloped lungs and gut grew strong enough to handle regularοΏ½...

What to know about cyclospora, the gut-churning parasite causing illness in several states, and how to avoid it - CNN

Health July 8, 2026

Got a nasty stomach bug that wont go away? It could be cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes weeks of debilitating diarrhea, cramps and bloating. This infection tends to occurduring the οΏ½...

Early, intense West Nile season may signal a severe year for the mosquito-borne illness, CDC says - CNN

Health July 4, 2026

Much of the country is sizzling under record heat, but Dr. Peter Hotez, an infectious disease specialist in Houston, is heading out for his early morning walks as covered up as possible in a t-shirt,οΏ½...

Newer testing methods suggest significant silent spread of measles in the US, threatening elimination - CNN

Health April 25, 2026

Measles crept into Utah and Arizona in June, with reports trickling into local health departments of patients coming to doctors and saying their children had just recovered from full-body rashes, andοΏ½...

How well a cancer treatment works may depend on the time of day you get it - cnn.com

Health February 7, 2026

Researchers recently tried an experiment: Gather people who had the same kind of lung cancer and put them on the same type of treatments to fire up their immune systems. The only difference was that οΏ½...

Wondering if you should get a flu shot? Here’s what science says - CNN

Health January 8, 2026

Flu is making people miserable from coast to coast, thanks in large part to a new strain called subclade K. Thats why infectious disease experts are telling people to run, not walk, to get this seasοΏ½...

Flu season in the US is heating up, driven by new subclade K variant - CNN

Health December 14, 2025

The latest data on respiratory illness in the United States shows that shoppers and merry-makers are spreading more than just holiday cheer: Theyre also passing around germs. In many cases, its a newοΏ½...