When a food safety problem is discovered, there isn’t much done to make sure consumers find out. No one has to contact grocery stores or restaurants. No one has to notify consumers Published: April 16, 2026, 12:05 am Last updated: April 16, 2026, 2:06 am A new report says fewer food recalls are being announced
In January, when President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act’s role in driving up costs. “I call it the unaffordable care act,” he said. He reprised the line in his 2026 State of the Union address, blaming “the
Researchers have investigated the effectiveness of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin in treating COVID-19 patients. (Photo: Getty Images)As scientists work on finding effective treatments against COVID-19, one new study confirms previous research that shows the drug hydroxychloroquine isn’t the answer.In the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and…
A small study has found potential hope in the treatment of COVID-19.Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who received an inhaled form of interferon beta, a medicine often used in its injected form to treat diseases like multiple sclerosis, had a 79 percent lower risk of developing more debilitating symptoms, according to study results announced Monday by the British…
The new coronavirus in Arizona Lizzo, a Grammy award-winning rapper and singer, bought lunch for Chandler health care workers from Dilly's Sandwiches in Tempe. Courtesy of Dilly's Deli The new coronavirus in Arizona Mark Openshaw (head football coach) walks up the stairs, June 30, 2020, at Globe High School, Globe, Arizona. A coach tested positive for…
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have
For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving). I have been posting about public health officials — and the FDA — sending out outbreak documents with the names of companies, growers, processors, and retailers blacked out
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