Number of people sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonalds Quarter Pounders rises to 90: CDC
The number of cases in the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has risen to 90, federal health officials said in an... Read More.
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Police take down crime group accused of making illegal cannabis edibles packaged like name-brand candy
(VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA) -- Police in Canada said they have arrested six people and taken down an organized crime group believed to have produced... Read More.
Active ingredient in Ozempic, Wegovy may reduce risk of Alzheimers disease: Study
(NEW YORK) -- The active ingredient found in popular medications for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss, including Ozempic and Wegovy, may reduce the... Read More.
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic may help reduce overdose risks: Study
(NEW YORK) -- A new study suggests that GLP-1 agonist medications like Ozempic, which are used for diabetes management and weight loss, may... Read More.
Kelloggs faces protests over food dyes in popular breakfast cereals
(BATTLE CREEK, Mich.) Hundreds of people gathered outside the WK Kellogg headquarters in Michigan on Tuesday calling for the company to hold up its... Read More.
Indigenous women continue to face barriers to breast cancer care, report finds
(NEW YORK) -- Nicole Hallingstad credits her cat, Rudy, with finding her breast cancer.Despite an unremarkable mammogram screening just seven months earlier, the 42-year-old... Read More.
St. Petersburg officials turn off water after main breaks during Milton landfall. Here are the health risks
(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) -- Residents of St. Petersburg -- on Florida's central-west coast -- were temporarily left without clean drinking water after a water... Read More.
COVID-19 infections during 1st wave linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke: Study
(NEW YORK) -- People who were diagnosed with severe COVID-19 infections from the first wave of the pandemic could face double the risk of... Read More.
FDA authorizes 1st over-the-counter combo flu and COVID test outside of emergency use
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter combination COVID-19 and flu test outside of emergency use on Monday evening.This... Read More.
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban, reversing lower court ruling
(ATLANTA) -- The Georgia state Supreme Court reinstated the state's six-week abortion ban on Monday after a lower court allowed abortions to resume in... Read More.
Doctor discusses report detailing drop in breast cancer cases, deaths
(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Lisa Newman, the chief of the section of breast surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, sat down with ABC... Read More.
Supply chain issues hit hospitals, dialysis centers after Hurricane Helene
(DURHAM, N.C.) -- As hospitals and health care facilities work to get back up and running after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida's Big Bend,... Read More.
