Dollar Tree didn’t do a good job recalling applesauce pouches that contained lead, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These pouches made over 500 children sick, but they stayed on some store shelves for two months after the recall. The FDA sent a warning letter to Dollar Tree… Read More

The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, wants Congress to make social media platforms put warning labels on their sites, just like the ones on cigarette boxes. He thinks social media is partly to blame for the mental health problems many young people are facing. In an opinion piece he… Read More

On Friday, the Princess of Wales said that she is “making good progress” in her cancer treatment and will attend the royal Trooping the Color ceremony on Saturday. This will be Kate’s first public appearance since she announced her diagnosis. Kate, the 42-year-old wife of Prince William, has not made… Read More

A new audit shows that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory. This factory was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula. The Department of Labor received the email… Read More

Federal health regulators and law enforcement officials announced on Monday that they would collaborate more closely to crack down on the sale of illegal electronic cigarettes, which have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry in the United States while evading government oversight. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it would… Read More

The mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to outbreaks of a different type at U.S. dairy farms, experts say. Here’s a look at the case and the different types of bird flu. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEXICO BIRD FLU CASE?… Read More