Officials in Massachusetts are ramping up flu vaccination efforts and COVID-19 testing as students across the state head back to school. “As we continue to fight COVID-19, it is critical that we do everything we can to minimize the impact of the flu and other respiratory illnesses,” Gov. Charlie Baker said.Baker said health care workers…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.President Trump on Friday ramped up the pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, urging her to “get back to Washington” and solve the stalemate in Congress over a $250 billion request to top-up a small-business loan program as part of the…
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
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