Police seized two jars of HiPP baby food in a store in Brno, which matched the description given in an e-mail sent by the unknown perpetrator. Published: April 21, 2026, 12:05 am Austrian authorities are investigating after rat poison was discovered in a brand of baby food. The Burgenland State Criminal Police Office seized a
Humans 4 August 2020 By Michael Marshall A San hunter-gatherer hunting kit, thought to be 150 years oldMarlize Lombard (with permission Hunter-gatherers in Africa may have been using poison-tipped arrows for over 70,000 years, according to a new analysis of ancient arrowheads. This would be the oldest known use of poison arrows in the world,…
April 20, 2020 | 9:44pm Calls to poison control centers have skyrocketed due to incidents related to cleaning products amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From January to March, poisons centers reported a 20 percent increase in calls compared to the same time in…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to