Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to Washington state’s payroll tax cost her about $500 last year. But she doesn’t really mind. “On a scale of 1 to 10 of my annoyance with taxes in general, this one is about a 2,” she said. “I see the benefits.” The small surcharge on wages
It’s easy to jump to conclusions when you read a headline that suggests the buzzy sleep supplement melatonin is linked with heart failure. While recent research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions did find a link between long-term melatonin use and a higher risk of heart failure, the exact reason for this is
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More than 40 percent of those who have died from Covid-19 were long-term care residents or staff members, a New York Times database shows.Given such uncertainty about the new virus, Dr. Grabowski and others think the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made the right initial call in banning outsiders, a policy that most…
More than 5,000 have died of COVID-19 at long-term care facilities in Massachusetts The COVID-19 death toll at Massachusetts long-term care facilities reached 5,007 on Wednesday.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that there were 23,297 cases among residents and workers across 369 facilities in the state.This update comes on the same day that a…
Published: July 20, 2026, 12:04 am Recent illnesses highlight the need to include Clostridium botulinum spores and cereulide toxin as relevant hazards in powdered infant formula, according to scientists. Ingestion of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT)-producing clostridial spores can result in infant botulism. Cereulide production during the manufacture of arachidonic acid (ARA) oil, an optional ingredient in
The FDA has confirmed that shredded iceberg lettuce and salad kits containing iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms is contaminated with the cyclospora parasite responsible for an outbreak that has sickened thousands. On July 18 the Food and Drug Administration reported that Taylor Farms de Mexico of Guanajuato, Mexico, is recalling all iceberg lettuce sourced from central
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