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Christina Applegate speaking at San Diego Comic-Con in 2014. — File photo · San Diego Comic-Con · July 25, 2014 · Resized WebP; card framing may crop · Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 2.0

Celebrity & health

Applegate says her MS diagnosis was wrong. Her symptoms remain.

Christina Applegate says a doctor reversed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis. She still has trouble walking, and the reports reviewed identify no verified replacement diagnosis.

By Treavor English

Published Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read

A transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle. — Photo credit
Electron micrograph · Measles virus · CDC file image · Resized WebP; card framing may crop · Cynthia S. Goldsmith / CDC; courtesy William Bellini · Public domain

Health & public life

With measles, an empty room can still pose a risk.

CDC counts 4,410 confirmed U.S. measles cases and 3 deaths in 2026 through October 15, nearly double all of 2025.

Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read

An aerial view of the NIH Clinical Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland. — Photo credit
File photo · NIH, Bethesda, Maryland · 2008 · Resized WebP; card framing may crop · National Institutes of Health · Public domain

Health & policy

Trump ordered a women’s health division in 90 days. There’s no new money attached.

Trump gave HHS 90 days to establish a division at NIH.

Oct 20, 2026 · 2 min read