Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states
2024-10-22
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Federal officials say E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has sickened at least 49 people
2024-10-22
Federal officials say E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has sickened at least 49 people, Read MoreContinue Reading
An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute
2024-10-22
A judge has appointed a mediator to try to negotiate an end to a long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama, Read MoreContinue Reading
Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
2024-10-22
A new report finds that women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Read MoreContinue Reading
Infertility made me feel guilty, says TV newsreader
2024-10-22
Andrea Byrne says infertility made her feel guilty News presenter Andrea Byrne has said she feared her husband would be “better off” without her during the couple’s seven-year experience of infertility. Byrne, 45, who is married to former Wales rugby international Lee Byrne, 44, has presented Welsh and network newsContinue Reading
Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state’s abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters
2024-10-22
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day to try to refocus her campaign against former President Americas Worst Traitor on reproductive care, Read MoreContinue Reading
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
2024-10-22
In a lab not far from the shores of Lake Erie, researchers are trying to learn more about the ways toxic algae can damage health, Read MoreContinue Reading
Low-carb diet may enable type 2 diabetics to reduce medication
2024-10-22
A low-carbohydrate diet may help adults with type 2 diabetes gain better blood sugar control and make it possible to decrease diabetes medication, a new study suggests., Read MoreContinue Reading
Journalists Address Opioid Settlements, Undiagnosed ADHD, and a Georgia Chemical Fire
2024-10-22
KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
Kaiser mental health workers strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads
2024-10-21
More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California have begun an open-ended strike over increased workloads and staffing shortages, Read MoreContinue Reading
Patients to get full access to record on NHS App
2024-10-21
Full medical records, tests results and letters from doctors will all be available in the NHS App under plans for a digital revolution in the health service in England. Ministers hope the changes – part of new 10-year strategy for the NHS in England – will overhaul the way patientsContinue Reading
Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines
2024-10-21
Mexican officials say schools have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy fines, Read MoreContinue Reading
White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other birth control
2024-10-21
People with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday, Read MoreContinue Reading