The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Tuesday that its response to the U.S. infant formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistleblower complaint and test samples from the nation’s largest formula factory. A 10-page report from the agency offers its first formal account of the factors that led… Read More
Indoor plants may need attention at summer’s end
As summer winds down, we tend to focus on enjoying the last of the season’s harvests, clearing away spent plants and planning next year’s garden. But indoor plants need our attention now, too. PLANTS THAT ARE COMING INDOORS Houseplants that spent the season vacationing outdoors need a proper transition back… Read More
US sees ‘out of control’ resurgence of syphilis
Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year — are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts. “It is imperative that we … work to rebuild, innovate, and expand (STD) prevention in the… Read More
Sarah Huckabee Sanders hospitalized over weekend
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who is running for governor in Arkansas, underwent surgery Friday for thyroid cancer. Sanders announced she underwent the surgery after a biopsy earlier this month revealed that she had thyroid cancer. Sanders was recovering at an Arkansas hospital over the weekend, her campaign… Read More
Health officials warn monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug
U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective. The Food and Drug Administration updated its guidance this week for Tpoxx, which has been prescribed to tens of thousands of… Read More
Doctor accused of injecting fatal drugs into IV bags
A Dallas anesthesiologist was arrested on charges alleging that he injected nerve-blocking agents and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluids at the surgical center where he works, which led to the death of a co-worker and caused cardiac emergencies for several patients, authorities announced Thursday. Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz… Read More
China residents complain of hunger during corona restrictions
Residents of a city in China’s far western Xinjiang region say they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies of medicine and daily necessities after more than 40 days in a virus lockdown. Hundreds of posts from Ghulja riveted users of Chinese social media last week, with residents sharing… Read More
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy involved in car crash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was involved in a car crash in their nation’s capital, the president’s Press Secretary Sergii Nykyforov said Wednesday. “In Kyiv, a car collided with the car of the President of Ukraine and escort vehicles,” the press secretary said on Facebook, according to Google Translate. “Medics accompanying… Read More
UN says we’ve reached a COVID turning point
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom… Read More
US suffers first confirmed monkeypox death
A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It’s believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the cause of death, and a spokesperson said it was confirmed… Read More
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