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Coroner Releases Details of Infants Who Died Amid Growing Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak
The two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, a Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Wednesday.
Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said he told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of his conclusions.
CDC officials, however, have not said whether they will count either death as measles-associated, and the agency’s website still carries a disclaimer about them.
Ivan Miller died on Aug. 14 shortly after his birth of a ruptured spleen, Diamantoni said.
Mary Stoltzfus was 6 weeks old when she died Aug. 18 at her home.
She was born with a genetic birth defect that left her highly vulnerable to an infection. A measles infection killed her, Diamantoni told The Associated Press. He said he was releasing the information in response to a state right-to-know law request by WPMT-TV, Fox 43.
The GLP-1 Generation: Are We Medicating Childhood Obesity Instead of Preventing It?
The Alliance for Natural Health reported:
The GLP-1 boom is moving into the elementary-school years. A new Pediatrics study examined more than 3.5 million children ages 8–11 with obesity but not diabetes. Researchers found that 20,282 received prescriptions for drugs such as Saxenda, Wegovy, and Zepbound between 2019 and June 2026, representing 310-fold increase.
Use remained uncommon overall—about 0.6 percent—and nearly 94 percent of recipients had severe obesity. These children are not simply seeking a cosmetic shortcut. They face a genuine health crisis and deserve a pathway to good health.
But recognizing the problem does not require accepting the pharmaceutical industry’s preferred answer: placing ever-younger children on drugs that may need to be continued indefinitely while the conditions making them sick remain largely untouched.
Bacteria In Classroom Dust Linked To Reduced Lung Function In Kids
U.S. News & World Report reported:
Kids spend hours every day in the classroom — and what they’re breathing in could affect their lungs, according to a new study. “We know that indoor air quality in schools can be affected by pollutants, humidity, ventilation, temperature, dampness and biological agents like fungi and bacteria,” said study author Dr. Soutrik Banerjee of the University of Ferrara in Italy. “However, much less is known about whether the types of bacteria growing in classroom dust are linked to children’s lung function.”
His team studied nearly 4,800 schoolchildren across 22 European countries, looking at their exposure to bacteria in classroom dust. They found that kids exposed to higher levels of two common types of bacteria had slightly reduced lung function.
In simple terms, those children couldn’t blow out quite as much air — or blow it out as quickly — during breathing tests. Researchers say the exposure may irritate children’s airways or trigger immune and inflammatory responses.
Doctors Issue Warning Over Hidden Health Danger Lurking in College Dorms
With college students once again starting up the school year, plenty of parents are worried about the perils of alcohol poisoning, drugs — even STDs. But there’s another health threat that may be hiding in plain sight. In fact, in the past year alone, multiple lawsuits have been brought against colleges and universities over the potential for poisoning inside students’ own dorms — and experts tell The Post it’s getting worse.
The stealth danger? Mold poisoning, which can cause everything from a stuffy nose and headaches to cognitive issues and kidney damage. In July, 48 students sued Dallas Baptist University, alleging that the school knowingly housed students in mold-contaminated residence halls.
At Sewanee University of the South, students filed a $35 million suit alleging that the mold growing there caused asthma and nosebleeds. Similar cases were seen at Lipscomb University and Spring Hill College. And the problem is only increasing — especially on college campuses, where conditions can create a perfect storm for mold to grow.
Children’s Online Feeds Telling Them ‘How They Should Look and Behave’
More than two-thirds of children have regularly seen content telling them how to look, dress and behave – and which careers and interests to pursue, according to research.
A charity questioned 1,440 seven to 17-year-olds and found seven in 10 girls (70%) and more than two-thirds of boys (67%) encountered such messages online.
Six in 10 (62%) young people also said they wanted social media companies to do more to remove harmful content. The survey was done by Plan International UK, an organisation which works to advance girls’ equality.
It also raised concerns over the workings of social media algorithms – a familiar theme when it comes to young people’s online use.
Teen Reading Slumps to Worst This Century Due to Surge in Screen Time
U.S. News & World Report reported:
Teenagers more accustomed to smartphones than Shakespeare are reading at the worst levels seen this century, driving a broader decline in education, a global student assessment found.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2025 test of 760,000 15-year-olds across 91 countries showed reading, mathematics and science scores at their lowest levels since data began to be collected in 2000.
On average, students were reading at a level that had in the past been expected of students one year younger, according to the OECD’s latest Programme for International Student Assessment released on Tuesday.
Florida Attorney General Sues Netflix Over ‘Bait-and-Switch’ on Privacy for Kids
Florida’s attorney general filed a sweeping lawsuit Wednesday against Netflix, accusing the Hollywood streaming giant of misleading consumers about its data collection practices and exposing kids to “addictive” design features. “Netflix told Florida families they could pay a monthly fee to escape Big Tech surveillance. That was false,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a statement accompanying the filing.
“Netflix collected detailed data on children and families, designed its product to keep kids watching, and then commercialized that information to launch the advertising business it promised never to build,” Uthmeier added in part. In response to a request for comment Thursday, a Netflix spokesperson said the company “takes our members’ privacy seriously.”
“We comply with privacy and data‑protection laws everywhere we operate and have dedicated safeguards in place for kids who watch content on Netflix,” the spokesperson added. “This lawsuit lacks merit and we intend to vigorously defend the matter in court.”
TikTok Argues Case Alleging It Harms Young People Should Not Be Heard in State Court
North Carolina courts shouldn’t be allowed to hand down a decision that could affect millions of social media users well outside the state, lawyers for TikTok told state Supreme Court justices Wednesday. They’re seeking to end a state-level trial into allegations that the short-form video social media platform has addictive properties aimed at getting children and other young users to spend as much time as possible on the app.
North Carolina and multiple other states are suing TikTok and its parent company, Bytedance Inc., in the case. But unlike some similar lawsuits — such as one that TikTok competitor Meta recently settled — the TikTok trial isn’t happening in federal court.
TikTok says that’s wrong, and it’s asking for the state case to be shut down — possibly forcing the challengers to start from scratch in a new lawsuit in California, where TikTok is based in the U.S., or in federal courts, or potentially another country.
