PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Dr. Frank Belmonte with Advocate Children’s Hospital is warning parents about a rare COVID-19 complication that threatens children. First identified in Europe and later in New York, it now appears the mysterious ailment may have reached the Chicago area. Belmonte told WGN that doctors are working with a young patient at Advocate…
the coronavirus, according to health officials.All of the patients — who range in age from 2 to 15 — have fevers. More than half reported having a rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, or diarrhea, an alert from the city’s department of health said. Most of the children are exhibiting characteristics of Kawasaki disease otherwise knowns as…
the coronavirus, according to health officials.All of the patients — who range in age from 2 to 15 — have fevers. More than half reported having a rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, or diarrhea, an alert from the city’s department of health said. Most of the children are exhibiting characteristics of Kawasaki disease otherwise knowns as…
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that