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Boar's Head faces legal scrutiny over deadly deli meat listeria outbreak, USDA says
The deli meat company Boar's Head is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials over a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning.
US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says
A scientific panel is calling for a public health approach to marijuana that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” The report was released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens
Officials say new fighting has hit Sudan’s capital as the death toll jumps up from the country’s cholera outbreak.
Moving homeless people from streets to shelter isn't easy, San Francisco outreach workers say
Outreach workers in San Francisco visit homeless people living in tents to match them with shelter.
West Virginia's new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription painkillers himself.
Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan
Old newspaper boxes are being repurposed into containers that distribute Narcan, an emergency treatment to reverse drug overdoses.
First grader rings bell after beating 4-year battle with leukemia in Metro Detroit
Six-year-old Kameron Nelson had a lot to celebrate. After battling cancer for four years, the first grader was able to ring the bell Wednesday at Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
‘Do art, finish chemo’: Family’s courage shines through daughter’s cancer journey in Metro Detroit
At 10 years old, Greta Erskine is cancer-free less than a year after she was first diagnosed.
Senate approves criminal contempt resolution against Steward Health Care CEO
The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution intended to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a Senate panel.
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children.
Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted more than 300 false asbestos claims.
Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur
The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says new mothers and their children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are experiencing one of the “worst” health emergencies in the world, one of the consequences of the violence that has engulfed the country since April 2023.
EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailment
The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment last year makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of the contamination they have been exposed to that they worry could increase their risk of cancer.
Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care
A federal judge is allowing more than 8,000 Catholic employers nationwide to reject government regulations that protect workers seeking abortions and fertility care.
Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients
Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients.
More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe's end, study finds
A study has found that the number of women charged with crimes related to their pregnancies jumped in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for abortion bans across the country.
Alsobrooks presses the case for national abortion rights in critical Maryland Senate race
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is prioritizing abortion rights in a key U.S. Senate race in Maryland against Republican Larry Hogan.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan pioneers gene therapy for blood disorders
Children’s Hospital of Michigan has announced a breakthrough in gene therapy for beta thalassemia, offering a potential cure for patients who require frequent blood transfusions.
McLaren to provide improved resources for deaf, hard-of-hearing patients following investigation
McLaren Health Care has agreed to provide better communication resources for its deaf and hard-of-hearing patients to resolve its investigation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Feds bust Connecticut dealers accused of selling counterfeit pills throughout the US
Federal law enforcement officials in Connecticut have announced criminal indictments against seven people in a case they're calling one of the largest counterfeit pill busts ever in New England.
Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating
Sudanese health authorities say cholera has killed at least 388 people and sickened about 13,000 others over the past two months.
Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye injuries after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse.
UN nations endorse a 'Pact for the Future,' and the body's leader says it must be more than talk
The U.N. General Assembly has approved a blueprint to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment
Kate, the Princess of Wales, has made her first public appearance since she announced she had completed chemotherapy and would return to some public duties.
Want to burn calories? Climbing stairs might be the most effective exercise for you
If you’re trying to lose a bit of weight and want a new way to do it, stair-climbing as a regular exercise — or just adding a few flights a day — might be for you.
What’s Going Around: COVID, seasonal allergies, wasp stings, insect bites, seasonal allergies
Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction program
A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs has been revived by a federal appeals court.
High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
The federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for patients.
The Navy's highest-ranking military officer is treated successfully for breast cancer
The Navy says its highest-ranking military officer has been successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer.
5 misconceptions about knee replacement surgery, according to an orthopedic specialist
Almost 800,000 knee replacements are performed in the U.S. every year, making it one of the most common elective surgical procedures.
'She should be alive today' — Harris spotlights woman's death to blast abortion bans and Trump
For the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris has given a speech focused squarely on abortion rights.
In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough
Six years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament, young people around the world staged fresh marches and said their protests are not being sufficiently acted upon.
Michigan woman one of first in world to successfully receive bone marrow from deceased donor
A Michigan woman with leukemia is one of the first people in the world to successfully receive a bone marrow transplant from a deceased human donor.
Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress
In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to abortion access and reproductive care in new and surprising ways.
A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin
Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people.
Two Georgia deaths are tied to abortion restrictions. Experts say abortion pills they took are safe
The deaths of two women in Georgia have been tied to a state law that bans most abortions after roughly six weeks.
US Senate panel OKs action against Steward Health Care CEO for defying subpoena
Members of a Senate committee looking into the bankruptcy of Texas-based Steward Health Care have adopted two resolutions designed to hold CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt for not testifying before the panel.
Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month
This fall, hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Vermont must leave state-funded motel rooms where they’ve been living as the state winds down its pandemic-era motel voucher program.
Los Angeles area sees more dengue fever in people bitten by local mosquitoes
The Los Angeles area is seeing more cases of people with dengue fever without traveling outside the United States, a year after the first such case was reported in California.
Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker
Pakistani police say they have arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three men during last week’s vaccination campaign.
Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
A drug dealer who sold a fentanyl-laced pill is liable for $5.8 million in the death of the woman to whom he sold it.
Dolphins place Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after latest concussion
The Miami Dolphins have placed Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after the quarterback was diagnosed with his third concussion in two years.
VP says woman's death after delayed abortion treatment shows consequences of Trump's actions
Vice President Kamala Harris says Donald Trump’s role in undoing national abortion rights is to blame for the death of Amber Thurman.
Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa
In Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich foods due to rising costs and the impact of climate change on agriculture and food systems.
Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF
Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue.
Georgia official seeks more school safety money after Apalachee High shooting
Georgia’s state school superintendent says he wants the state to spend more money to guarantee security officers and wearable panic alert buttons after a school shooting killed four at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta.
This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?
Kentucky's largest city has been praised for managing to raise childhood vaccination rates at a time when may places are trying to prevent further declines.
Takeaways from AP's report on a new abortion clinic in rural southeast Kansas
A new abortion clinic has brought the debate over reproductive rights to a small college town in the southeast corner of Kansas.
How a small town in Kansas found itself at the center of abortion’s national moment
A new abortion clinic has brought the debate over reproductive rights to a small college town in the southeast corner of Kansas.
Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions
Walgreens agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged it submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed.
Opinions on what Tagovailoa should do next vary after his 3rd concussion since joining Dolphins
Nick Saban has a message for Tua Tagovailoa: Listen to experts, then decide what happens next.
Pope slams both Harris and Trump as 'against life' and urges Catholics to vote for 'lesser evil'
Pope Francis has strongly criticized both U.S. presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies on abortion and migration.
Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it next
Texas hospitals who are enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program will start asking patients' immigration status in November.
Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19
A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media.
WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting against the disease in Africa.
Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs
A San Jose-based biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China.
What’s Going Around: Viral illnesses, Covid, strep throat, stomach viruses, seasonal allergies
Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Congressional Democrats push resolution that says hospitals must provide emergency abortions
A resolution introduced by Congressional Democrats would make clear that U.S. emergency rooms need to provide emergency abortions when a woman’s health or life is at risk, despite strict state abortion bans.
Senate committee to vote to hold Steward Health Care CEO in contempt
Members of a Senate committee looking into the Steward Health Care bankruptcy said they plan to vote next week to adopt two resolutions to hold Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt after he refused to attend a hearing Thursday despite being issued a subpoena.