Melissa in the Morning: Health Headlines

Measles cases continue to rise, adding to a record high count in the United States. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention says there has been an average of 27 new cases each week since the end of August. We talked about where Connecticut falls with measles cases from Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. We also talked about a new study linking weight loss drugs to curbing alcoholism and New York health officials sounding the alarm about the state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus.

Image Courtesy of Griffin Health