Erika Edwards

Articles by Erika Edwards

Ticks that cause Lyme and other diseases have migrated south. Are doctors ready? - NBC News

Health August 14, 2026

Biltmore Forest is a small town, with just under 1,500 residents. While the new research found 17 Lyme disease cases in the area, Biltmore Forest town manager Jonathan Kanipe said hed been hearing anοΏ½...

Dozens hospitalized with cyclosporiasis as cases of gastrointestinal illness spike in 31 states - NBC News

Health July 11, 2026

Nearly 3,000 people have been sickened with a gastrointestinal illness called cyclosporiasis, a foodborne infection marked by intense, watery diarrhea, according to state health departments across thοΏ½...

Measles outbreak linked to a Florida university, as cases keep rising in the U.S. - NBC News

Health February 5, 2026

Measles cases in the U.S. are spreading beyond mostly schoolkids and their families. At least 12 people have tested positive for measles at Ave Maria University, a private Catholic college near NapοΏ½...

Unvaccinated kids hit hard with flu as pediatric deaths rise to 52 - NBC News

Health February 1, 2026

Fifty-two children have died of the flu so far this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, seemingly putting pediatric deaths on track to outpace last season's recordοΏ½...

How effective is the flu shot this year? New research offers clues - NBC News

Health January 8, 2026

Flu is surging across most of the U.S. But, amid an early, harsh season, there is a glimmer of promising news: The flu shot may be more effective than experts predicted. Early evidence shows that thοΏ½...

What are flu rates in your state? Cases surge in 45 states, breaking records - NBC News

Health January 7, 2026

Doctors visits for flu-like symptoms fevers, sore throat, extreme fatigue and body aches have hit the highest level in nearly 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anοΏ½...

South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine - NBC News

Health December 12, 2025

The health department deployed mobile health clinics to the area to provide MMR shots, but few people in the community took advantage. I can tell you that a relatively small number of doses was adminοΏ½...

CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations - NBC News

Health December 4, 2025

A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to vote on whether the agency should scrap its long-standing recommendation that every baby get a hepatitis B vaccinοΏ½...

Surging measles cases are 'fire alarm' warning that other diseases could be next - NBC News

Health November 29, 2025

The surging number of measles cases around the world is a stark warning sign that outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases could be next, the World Health Organization warned Friday. Its crucοΏ½...