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An elderly Tampa woman has died of dengue fever as Florida faces one of its worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne illness in decades. The Florida Department of Health confirmed the death Friday but didn't share details, the Associated Press reported. The woman died Sept. 4, according to the Tampa Bay Times, which first reported the death. Most of this year's cases are in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa.  (Vohnoutka, 9/21)

State health officials say a bat found in downtown Minneapolis last week tested positive for rabies — and they’re trying to find anyone who may have been in contact with it. (9/21)

Philadelphia is facing a second possible measles exposure, the city's Department of Public Health warned over the weekend. Health officials said an individual with measles passed through Philadelphia International Airport and that the case is not connected to the recent exposure that occurred at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). (Kekatos, 9/21)

California is suing two Christian anti-abortion nonprofits over a disputed treatment the groups call “abortion pill reversal” in a case that could reshape the nation’s ongoing battle over abortion rights. An Alameda County judge heard six weeks of arguments in the case, and will ultimately decide whether the First Amendment shields two anti-abortion groups that promote a disputed hormone treatment, or whether their claims violate false advertising laws. (Hwang, 9/21)

While DC dithers, Jesse Gabriel has quietly become America’s de facto food safety chief. (Black, 9/22)

Residents of Ladera Ranch have tallied cancer cases and raised concerns about pesticides in parks and playing fields. Scientists say proving a cause is complicated. (Jones, 9/20)

On the first day of school at Hoover Elementary in Coon Rapids, Gov. Tim Walz and Education Commissioner Willie Jett donned aprons and plastic gloves and stood in the cafeteria before a line of elementary students. “Do you want orange chicken?” Walz asked a student before spooning a serving of lunch onto his plate. The governor, a former teacher, has said the state’s universal school meals program, which he signed into law in 2023, is one of the proudest accomplishments of his eight-year tenure. (Shockman, 9/22)

Thousands of Maryland seniors paying for long-term healthcare could face steep premium increases over the next several years if state officials approve the steep increases requested by four Maryland insurance companies last week. (Brown, 9/21)

Distribution of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone is a key part of the state’s efforts to reduce overdose deaths in Connecticut. Officials say there have been meaningful reductions in the number of overdose deaths that correspond to efforts to widely distribute the drug, widely known by the brand name Narcan. (Tillman, 9/21)