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The country's largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis has ended, federal health officials said Friday. The foodborne illness linked to contaminated lettuce sickened 12,883 people across 21 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with more than 500…
Read full article →"It is likely to be connected in a complex way to the psychological and social elements related to failing to control one's weight."
Read full article →President Trump’s surgeon general nominee reported investments in the tobacco company Philip Morris International as well as beverage companies Monster Beverage Corp., Coca Cola Co. and Pepsi Co., according to financial disclosures released Thursday. Nicole Saphier disclosed these investments in…
Read full article →The CDC said it has received a rise in reports of human rabies exposure cases this summer, prompting an alert to healthcare providers.
Read full article →Even though compliance rates have reached a record high, only about half of U.S. hospitals are in full compliance with federal price transparency rules, according to a report released Thursday. The nonprofit group Patient Rights Advocate (PRA) released its eighth…
Read full article →The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported Wednesday it will investigate a multistate outbreak of salmonella linked to recalled broccoli sprouts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state partners found 22 cases in four states. Two people…
Read full article →The Trump administration is pledging to send $500 rebate checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the White House says were overcharged for ObamaCare coverage. In a recorded message posted Thursday to the White House account on the social platform…
Read full article →A federal appeals court Wednesday heard arguments in a case that could eventually wipe out access to medication abortion, even in blue states that protect abortion. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals peppered questions on…
Read full article →Two supplements marketed for dogs are being recalled over potential salmonella contamination.
Read full article →The Trump administration permanently filled four key leadership roles in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, the agency announced, following the nomination of Heidi Overton to lead the FDA. The acting leaders in charge of regulating drugs, vaccines…
Read full article →A new report summarizes decades of evidence linking tobacco smoke with fertility problems.
Read full article →A House Democrat seeking reelection is selling Zyn-inspired campaign merchandise, leaning into an association with the explosively popular nicotine pouches that have devotees among the Trump administration. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) is selling a $50 "GLUE-ZYN-KAMP" storage tin on…
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