Health authorities issued an alert Friday of a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products, with nearly 100 cases seen across dozens of states.
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Carlos Castaneda (via CBS San Francisco)
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11/24/23
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Most of the cases are in Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio.
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Via KING5
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11/24/23
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The county conducts roughly 14,000 inspections a year.
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Jacqueline Pinedo (via Sacramento Bee)
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11/24/23
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After a major wildfire burned 1,000 homes in Boulder County, Colorado, in 2021, health officials learned that even professionally remediated homes were often still polluted with ash, char and other …
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The Associated Press (via The Mercury News)
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11/24/23
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PBMs, or pharmacy benefit managers, sit at the center of the U.S. supply chain for drugs, where they say they negotiate lower prices for insurers — including Medicare — and for employers and …
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Tribune News Service (via Chico Enterprise-Record)
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11/24/23
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The suits invoke a novel legal approach: accusing them of trespassing under a California law intended to stop anti-abortion protesters from blocking access to health facilities.
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Tribune News Service (via San Bernardino Sun)
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11/24/23
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The suits invoke a novel legal approach: accusing them of trespassing under a California law intended to stop anti-abortion protesters from blocking access to health facilities.
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Tribune News Service (via Chico Enterprise-Record)
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11/24/23
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Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many experts realized, and it’s more than twice as likely to contribute to premature deaths as air …
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Lucas Henneman, The Conversation (via PhillyVoice)
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11/24/23
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Lynn Wencus, of Wrentham, Massachusetts, lost a 33-year-old son, Jeff, to overdose in 2017. She initially opposed the deal with Purdue Pharma but has come around.
The post OxyContin maker’s …
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Associated Press (via Boston.com - Local News)
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11/24/23
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Experts say the long-term health effects from fires like the one that incinerated Lahaina are mostly unknown. There are no national standards that detail how clean is clean enough for a residential …
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Rebecca Boone (via Virginian-Pilot)
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11/24/23
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Experts say the long-term health effects from fires like the one that incinerated Lahaina are mostly unknown. There are no national standards that detail how clean is clean enough for a residential …
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Rebecca Boone (via Daily Press)
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11/24/23
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Experts say the long-term health effects from fires like the one that incinerated Lahaina are mostly unknown. There are no national standards that detail how clean is clean enough for a residential …
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Rebecca Boone (via Hartford Courant - Politics)
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11/24/23
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The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak.
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MARIA CHENG (via The Seattle Times)
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11/24/23
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Check next year’s premiums and deductibles, as well as program changes.
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Nerdwallet (via Hartford Courant - Politics)
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11/24/23
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A recent study suggests that Novavax is comparable to mRNA vaccines. It remained more than 50% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID four months after vaccination.
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Tribune News Service (via Hartford Courant - Politics)
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11/24/23
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Here's the latest batch of food safety inspection results from around the Lehigh Valley.
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Eugene Tauber (via Morning Call)
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11/24/23
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Soroptimist International of Chico president Amy Louis' face was full of emotion as she talked about her friend who died of cervical cancer.
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Jennie Blevins (via Chico Enterprise-Record)
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11/24/23
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On Thursday, nearly 500 runners and walkers came out for Pottstown‘s 13th annual Toss Your Turkey 5K. In keeping with tradition, many dressed up in festive accessories, frozen turkeys were tossed …
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Courtney Dienerstokes (via Morning Call)
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11/24/23
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By Alexa Spencer | Word In Black Editor’s note: This article deals with suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for 24/7 free …
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WordInBlack.com (via The Sacramento Observer)
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11/24/23
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Long after hijacked airliners piloted by terrorists took down the World Trade Center towers in New York more than 22 years ago, fires burned below the fallen buildings’ rubble, emitting lethal …
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David Lyons (via Sun Sentinel)
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11/24/23
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