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US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says
Read full article: US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report saysA scientific panel is calling for a public health approach to marijuana that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” The report was released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Missouri bird flu case is a 'one-off' and the public risk is still low, officials say
Read full article: Missouri bird flu case is a 'one-off' and the public risk is still low, officials sayHealth officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness.
Recall of Boar’s Head deli meats, sold at Publix, announced during investigation of listeria outbreak
Read full article: Recall of Boar’s Head deli meats, sold at Publix, announced during investigation of listeria outbreakU.S. health officials have announced a recall of some Boar's Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak.
Two deaths linked to listeria food poisoning from meat sliced at deli counters
Read full article: Two deaths linked to listeria food poisoning from meat sliced at deli countersAt least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to meat sliced at grocery store deli counters.
Biden has COVID-19 and didn't wear a mask. The CDC's guidelines say he doesn't have to
Read full article: Biden has COVID-19 and didn't wear a mask. The CDC's guidelines say he doesn't have toPresident Joe Biden did not wear a face mask in public a couple of times after the White House announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Dengue fever cases reported in Florida Keys
Read full article: Dengue fever cases reported in Florida KeysThe Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has activated its mosquito-borne disease response plan and intensified mosquito control operations in Key Largo and Upper Matecumbe Key, the organization announced Monday.
What to know about water safety before heading to the beach or pool this summer
Read full article: What to know about water safety before heading to the beach or pool this summerWith temperatures rising across the country and school out for the summer, many families will visit the beach, lake or local swimming pool.
Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. Experts say they're usually not needed
Read full article: Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. Experts say they're usually not neededResearchers say doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use.
Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?
Read full article: Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.
US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs
Read full article: US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDsU.S. health officials now recommend that some people consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases.
Guillain-Barre syndrome 'more common than expected' with RSV vaccine in older people, CDC reiterates
Read full article: Guillain-Barre syndrome 'more common than expected' with RSV vaccine in older people, CDC reiteratesReports of a rare nervous system disorder are “more common than expected” in older U.S. adults who got the new RSV vaccines.
CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
Read full article: CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needlesFederal health officials say three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.
USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products
Read full article: USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken productsU.S. poultry producers will have to reduce salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to prevent food poisoning.
When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
Read full article: When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous levelU.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level.
As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group advises more screening during pregnancy
Read full article: As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group advises more screening during pregnancyWith syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group is now recommending that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection.
US officials warn of increase in bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis and possibly death
Read full article: US officials warn of increase in bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis and possibly deathU.S. health officials are warning of an increase in illnesses caused by a bacteria that can cause meningitis and possible death.
The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
Read full article: The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.
Norovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here's what you need to know
Read full article: Norovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here's what you need to knowCases of norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S. Nationwide, about 12% of most recent norovirus tests sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were positive.
Health officials concerned after measles cases continue to rise in South Florida
Read full article: Health officials concerned after measles cases continue to rise in South FloridaData from the Florida Department of Health showed the total number of measles cases in Broward County now stands at eight as of last weekend.
Don't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows
Read full article: Don't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak growsU.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source.
The flu is soaring in seven US states and rising in others, health officials say
Read full article: The flu is soaring in seven US states and rising in others, health officials sayU.S. health officials say at least seven states are seeing high levels of the flu and that cases are rising in other parts of the country.
Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
Read full article: Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall virusesUpdated COVID-19 shots are coming soon, part of a trio of fall vaccines that doctors hope will help avoid another “tripledemic."
Legionnaires' disease outbreak in southeast Poland on decline with only 1 new case reported
Read full article: Legionnaires' disease outbreak in southeast Poland on decline with only 1 new case reportedJust one new case of Legionnaires’ disease has been reported in southeast Poland in an area close to the Ukraine border, an indication the spread of the disease has been curbed following chlorine disinfection of the water system.
Death toll from Legionnaires' disease rises to 16 in southeast Poland close to Ukraine border
Read full article: Death toll from Legionnaires' disease rises to 16 in southeast Poland close to Ukraine borderPoland's health authorities say the death toll from Legionnaires' disease has risen to 16 with another 140 people infected in the southeast region close to the border with Ukraine.
Legionnaires' disease kills 7 people in a strategic Polish city on the Ukrainian border
Read full article: Legionnaires' disease kills 7 people in a strategic Polish city on the Ukrainian borderPoland's internal security officers are searching for the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which has killed seven people and infected more than 100 in a strategic city near the border with Ukraine.
3 benefits patients with kidney failure can reap from onsite dialysis treatments
Read full article: 3 benefits patients with kidney failure can reap from onsite dialysis treatmentsAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in seven Americans are living with end-stage renal disease, with 80% being over 65 years old.
CDC: Men who have sex with men are at high risk for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection
Read full article: CDC: Men who have sex with men are at high risk for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infectionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently warned the agency is monitoring the spread of antibiotic-resistant threats including one that men who have sex with men are at high risk for.
FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults
Read full article: FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adultsFederal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.
Europe OK's 1st one-dose drug to protect babies against RSV
Read full article: Europe OK's 1st one-dose drug to protect babies against RSVThe European Commission has authorized the world’s first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year.
Fighting food poisoning: Sweeping poultry changes proposed
Read full article: Fighting food poisoning: Sweeping poultry changes proposedThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed in an effort to reduce salmonella illnesses from food contamination.
FDA authorizes new Covid boosters intended to provide better protection; available at local pharmacies
Read full article: FDA authorizes new Covid boosters intended to provide better protection; available at local pharmaciesThe White House says the New boosters intended to provide better protection, are now available at local pharmacies.
Miami-Dade County offering Jynneos Monkeypox vaccine appointments for eligible, high-risk residents
Read full article: Miami-Dade County offering Jynneos Monkeypox vaccine appointments for eligible, high-risk residentsMiami-Dade County is offering additional Jynneos Monkeypox vaccine appointment slots for eligible, high-risk residents.
City of Miami Beach offering free flu shots for youth residents at public schools
Read full article: City of Miami Beach offering free flu shots for youth residents at public schoolsThe City of Miami Beach will offer free flu shots for Miami Beach youth residents at Miami Beach Public Schools from Tuesday, September 13 through Thursday, September 15.
Wendy's pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak
Read full article: Wendy's pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreakThe fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill.
Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma
Read full article: Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigmaThe head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to African regions to reduce concerns of stigmatization.
CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID
Read full article: CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVIDThe nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
Africa CDC in 'advanced' talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines
Read full article: Africa CDC in 'advanced' talks to obtain monkeypox vaccinesAfrica’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners.
EU drug regulator recommends clearing vaccine for monkeypox
Read full article: EU drug regulator recommends clearing vaccine for monkeypoxThe European Medicines Agency says the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox as an outbreak of the once-rare disease sickens people across Europe.
CDC investigates new listeria outbreak with mysterious Florida link; 1 death reported
Read full article: CDC investigates new listeria outbreak with mysterious Florida link; 1 death reportedInvestigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are looking into a new listeria outbreak that has a link to Florida, according to a news release from the public health agency Thursday.
WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage'
Read full article: WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage'The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.
Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids in US
Read full article: Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids in USThere is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it is recommending Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and teens.
US boosts monkeypox testing, 142 cases confirmed
Read full article: US boosts monkeypox testing, 142 cases confirmedThe Biden administration has started shipping testing kits for monkeypox to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnostic tests for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending tests to commercial labs, including Aegis Science, Labcorp, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics and Sonic Healthcare, which it said would significant expand the nation’s health system’s capacity to...
UK to offer vaccines to some gay, bisexual men for monkeypox
Read full article: UK to offer vaccines to some gay, bisexual men for monkeypoxBritish health officials will start offering vaccines to men who are gay or bisexual or have sex with men, who are at the highest risk of catching monkeypox, in an effort to curb the biggest outbreak of the disease beyond Africa.
South Florida doctor on new approval for COVID vaccines for babies, toddlers
Read full article: South Florida doctor on new approval for COVID vaccines for babies, toddlersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines for children as young as 6 months old.
WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency
Read full article: WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergencyThe World Health Organization will convene its emergency committee to determine if the monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread beyond Africa warrants being declared a global health emergency.
WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries
Read full article: WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countriesThe World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as “containable” and proposed creating a stockpile to equitably share the limited vaccines and drugs available worldwide.
Dominant coronavirus mutant contains ghost of pandemic past
Read full article: Dominant coronavirus mutant contains ghost of pandemic pastThe coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity and might possibly cause more serious disease.