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Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oswego, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates, Rockland, Nassau, Herkimer, Montgomery, Ostego, Essex, Lewis, Chemung, Chenango, Steuben, Tioga, Allegany, Chautauqua, and Erie. If you’re thinking: that’s a long list of counties in New York, you’re right. That’s 22 of New York’s 62 counties. And this year alone, they’ve all had measles cases. This week on the Disabilities Beat, we speak with experts on what measles is, why cases are rising in New York, the risks, and what the state is doing. TRANSCRIPTThis is a rush transcript produced by a contractor and may be updated over time to be more accurate. Emyle Watkins:Hi, I'm Emyle Watkins, and this is the Disabilities Beat. There are 62 counties in New York State. 22 of them have had recorded measles cases this year alone. Erie and Chautauqua counties are among them. Dr. John Sellick:I get the text message that we think we might have another measles, then I'm concerned that did this get missed along the way and are we going to start seeing secondary cases? Emyle Watkins:That's Dr. John Sellick, Kaleida Health's hospital epidemiologist. He says most people have never seen measles firsthand.

European Medical Journal news storyPeople living with HIV may experience subtle changes in heart muscle function even when conventional measures of cardiac performance remain normal, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Researchers identified significantly impaired global longitudinal strain (GLS) among people with HIV compared with HIV-uninfected individuals, despite preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in both groups. The findings suggest that speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) could provide additional information about early myocardial dysfunction in this population. Read the full news story here.

Among cancer patients, the high financial cost of cancer care is a prevalent problem. This financial burden is also associated with potentially harmful behavioral strategies that patients might use to cope with costs, such as delaying or forgoing treatment and skipping medications. Collectively, researchers refer to this impact as financial toxicity.