Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs has sickened 98 people since November
Read full article: Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs has sickened 98 people since NovemberFederal health officials report that nearly 100 people in 17 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs.
FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencers
Read full article: FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencersFederal health advisers are recommending broader access to controversial chemicals called peptides.
Famine has ended in Gaza. But the gains are fragile and it could get worse
Read full article: Famine has ended in Gaza. But the gains are fragile and it could get worseThe world’s leading authority on food insecurity said on Thursday that the situation in Gaza had improved since famine swept parts of the Palestinian territory last year.
US health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite
Read full article: US health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasiteU.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee
Read full article: Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nomineeThe Senate health committee has delayed a vote planned for Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
PEST PROBLEMS? These Central Florida eateries closed over health concerns last week
Read full article: PEST PROBLEMS? These Central Florida eateries closed over health concerns last weekOver a dozen more eateries across Central Florida were forced to close down after receiving a visit from a health inspector last week, according to state records.
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
Read full article: Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 peopleMore than 1,000 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in what’s already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history.
Judge questions difference between Hegseth's testosterone policy and transgender care for troops
Read full article: Judge questions difference between Hegseth's testosterone policy and transgender care for troopsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new initiative to test and treat troops for low testosterone is facing scrutiny from a federal judge.
Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, UN agency head warns
Read full article: Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, UN agency head warnsConflicts and disruptions to global energy markets could push millions more people into hunger by driving up fuel, fertilizer and food costs.
Trump administration says it's deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota
Read full article: Trump administration says it's deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and MinnesotaThe Trump administration says it's deferring over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of suspected fraud and noncompliance.
Venezuela confirms 3 people have died of hantavirus infections, with 2 more deaths suspected
Read full article: Venezuela confirms 3 people have died of hantavirus infections, with 2 more deaths suspectedVenezuela says three people died of infections of hantavirus but stressed there has been no evidence of human-to-human transmission in the South American country, which has rarely reported cases of the rodent-borne disease in humans.
US actions harm global efforts to prevent and treat HIV in dozens of countries, new report says
Read full article: US actions harm global efforts to prevent and treat HIV in dozens of countries, new report saysA new report says the Trump administration’s disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries.
Ebola quarantine center for Americans is up and working in Kenya despite a court ban, activists say
Read full article: Ebola quarantine center for Americans is up and working in Kenya despite a court ban, activists sayKenyan activists accuse authorities of violating a court order to halt the setting up of an American-backed Ebola quarantine center in the country.
FDA still focused on lettuce supplier as source of parasite, despite faulty test result
Read full article: FDA still focused on lettuce supplier as source of parasite, despite faulty test resultFederal health officials have remained focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a multistate outbreak despite inaccurate test results reported over the weekend.
Nigerian children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge
Read full article: Nigerian children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surgeHealth workers in northern Nigeria say more children are relapsing into malnutrition and cite knock-on effects from the war in the Middle East.
Taylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states over cyclospora risk
Read full article: Taylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states over cyclospora riskTaylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to the multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people across the U.S. The California-based company said products with the potential to be contaminated with the diarrhea-causing parasite were shipped to 27 states including Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze
Read full article: Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in hazeMillions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are muddling through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires in Minnesota and Canada.
License revoked for boarding school in Utah where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teen
Read full article: License revoked for boarding school in Utah where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teenUtah revoked another campus license on Friday for the boarding school where Paris Hilton said she was abused as a teenager.
Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago
Read full article: Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years agoThe families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead.
Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite
Read full article: Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasiteFederal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body
Read full article: Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the bodyWildfire smoke, which is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, attacks nearly every system in the body.
A simple pair of glasses is helping productivity gains in some Bangladesh garment factories
Read full article: A simple pair of glasses is helping productivity gains in some Bangladesh garment factoriesIn Bangladesh, a simple pair of reading glasses is transforming the lives of garment workers like Ruma Aktar.
America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?
Read full article: America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?The twice-yearly changing of the clocks could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through.
Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?
Read full article: Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?Health officials serving under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone.
France’s National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate
Read full article: France’s National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debateFrance's National Assembly has given final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.
Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations
Read full article: Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuationsThousands of visitors have been told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area because of wildfires sending heavy smoke across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
CDC nominee says she won't betray science — while declining to challenge Kennedy's actions
Read full article: CDC nominee says she won't betray science — while declining to challenge Kennedy's actionsThe Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling.
Cyclosporiasis cases in Florida, US could be undercounted, health expert says
Read full article: Cyclosporiasis cases in Florida, US could be undercounted, health expert saysA parasite that causes extreme diarrhea, seen in recent outbreaks across the country, has been documented in over 20 counties in Florida. But experts say there could be more cases than what has been reported.
New cases slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; Met museum among buildings with positive tests
Read full article: New cases slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; Met museum among buildings with positive testsHealth officials say a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Manhattan’s Upper East Side now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing.
Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease
Read full article: Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's diseaseA blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer's might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms.
Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
Read full article: Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief has warned that most Ebola cases in eastern Congo come from unknown transmission chains.
As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause
Read full article: As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible causeInfections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with 2026 already the nation's worst year for reported cases.
An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows
Read full article: An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study showsAn experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain's production of a protein called tau.
Aortic tear blamed in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death is a fast-killing emergency
Read full article: Aortic tear blamed in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death is a fast-killing emergencyThe aortic tear that likely caused the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is a medical emergency that can rapidly kill.
Brothers who ran 33 marathons to spotlight dementia spend a day in the Royal Box at Wimbledon
Read full article: Brothers who ran 33 marathons to spotlight dementia spend a day in the Royal Box at WimbledonBritish brothers Jordan and Cian Adams ran 33 marathons in 33 days on their mission to raise awareness of frontotemporal dementia or FTD.
Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreak
Read full article: Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreakThe Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease amid the city’s latest outbreak.
US citizen tests positive for Ebola in Congo
Read full article: US citizen tests positive for Ebola in CongoA US citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as the Central African country struggles to contain the swelling outbreak.
How to stay safe and still enjoy produce this summer with the outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite
Read full article: How to stay safe and still enjoy produce this summer with the outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasiteHealth experts advise washing hands and produce amid a significant outbreak of a parasitic infection in Michigan, affecting more than 1,500 people.