More than 500,000 packages of ready-to-eat macaroni and cheese sold at Aldi stores recalled
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the product may contain soy lecithin, an known allergen that was not listed on the…
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How screwworms might affect beef prices
The USDA has confirmed at least three cases of the flesh-eating parasite in Texas cattle this week. Experts say that’s unlikely to cause beef prices…
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sues major health insurers for alleged price-fixing conspiracy
According to a press release, the lawsuit alleges MultiPlan, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare and other health insurers “quietly built and operated a…
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Ebola anxiety spreads as World Cup travel kicks off
At least 238 people are believed to have died and there are more than 1,000 suspected infections since the outbreak was first declared May…
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White House physician says President Trump is in ‘excellent health’
White House physician Dr. Sean Barbabella wrote that the president “is fully fit to carry out all duties of the…
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PCOS changes to PMOS
The change comes after a global consensus among medical experts and patients, and 14 years of…
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Former White House COVID Task Force coordinator on Ebola outbreak and aid funding
Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House COVID Task Force coordinator and U.S. Global AIDS coordinator, spoke with Nancy Cordes on Face the Nation Sunday…
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Family of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch reveal cause of death
NASCAR legend Kyle Busch died of pneumonia. That was the finding of a medical evaluation provided to the family…
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Death toll from Ebola outbreak in Central Africa sharply rises
At least 131 people are believed to have died and 531 suspected to have been infected, according to the Congolese Health…
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State of California sees largest mushroom-poisoning outbreak in U.S. history
The state’s Department of Health is reporting 47 confirmed cases since November. This includes four deaths, and at least four of the illnesses…
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The World Health Organization is calling the latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of…
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Maricopa County faces measles outbreak in decades
15 cases have been confirmed so far this year, with several possible exposures linked to events at a sports complex in…
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Alzheimer’s Association launches six-step challenge to fight dementia
The Alzheimer’s Association has launched a six-step challenge to fight dementia, which includes reassessing daily habits, changing diets, challenging…
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U.K. army specialists delivers medical support to British national suspected of having hantavirus
U.K. army specialists conducted a “daring parachute operation” to deliver medical support to a British national in Tristan da Cunha suspected of…
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Singer Bonnie Tyler recovering after emergency surgery
The 74-year-old underwent intestinal surgery in Portugal, where she has a home. A statement issued last week on her behalf says that surgery was…
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Flight carrying over a dozen Americans affected by hantavirus arrives in Nebraska
The passengers will be taken to the Nebraska Medicine Campus and will be housed in the national quarantine…
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Former FDA commissioner on Hantavirus and Dr. Marty Makary
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA Commissioner, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the Hantavirus and Dr. Marty Makary, who is…
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Arizona woman hospitalized after getting tattoo
A Phoenix woman says she developed severe complications after getting a tattoo from a tattoo artist she found on social…
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SCOTUS pauses abortion drug block
Two orders penned by Justice Samuel Alito said the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals will remain on hold until at least May…
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26 healthcare workers awarded scholarships through Onvida Health Foundation
26 scholarships were awarded Thursday night, and each one helps strengthen care for our whole…
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