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Health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
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Read full article →Federal health officials have identified a single supplier of the produce from Mexico that was served in Taco Bell restaurants in five states.
Read full article →As Canadian wildfires spread smoke across the U.S. the air pollution is dangerous to health. But there are ways to protect yourself. Here's what to know .
Read full article →Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is sending air quality indexes to record levels, posing a hazard for millions of people. Here are tips for how to breathe easier in your home.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA fully approved iptacopan (Fabhalta) to slow kidney function decline in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) at risk of disease progression, drugmaker Novartis announced on Friday. The complement inhibitor...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Editors at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) top journal are once again levying charges of censorship, after a packet of editorials about the events of this year's annual meeting was denied publication by organization...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Routine ova and parasite (O&P) testing is likely to miss a Cyclospora infection, so physicians should be sure to request additional methods when searching for a diagnosis, testing experts said. "The thing physicians may...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL -- An investigational bispecific antibody for retinal disease achieved faster and numerically greater short-term improvements in visual acuity and retinal anatomy versus faricimab (Vabysmo), a randomized, proof-of...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers, and others. The policy, known as "public charge," appeared...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Smoke from wildfires -- which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms -- attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show. It attacks...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Last week, news reports indicated that HHS will propose a COVID-19 countermeasures injury table: a list of conditions presumed to result from COVID vaccines and other countermeasures, so those who suffer them can be compensated...
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