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Outbreaks, contamination and food or drug recalls, plus medical news sourced from the CDC, the FDA and state health departments. The record, never advice.
A 40-year-old woman from Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, September 12, 2026, from complications her county coroner has linked to measles.
A new study out of Drexel University’s College of Medicine has found that people diagnosed with a voice disorder — without a hearing problem alongside it
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a national health advisory on September 10, 2026, reporting a 17% rise in rabies-related inquiries in July
Twenty-two people in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Washington have been confirmed sick with Salmonella Bovismorbificans traced to broccoli sprouts grown by Evergreen
A new observational study out of Copenhagen has found that girls whose mothers used paracetamol (acetaminophen) early in pregnancy had, on average, smaller ovaries
Fi is recalling two dog supplements sold nationwide because of a potential Salmonella contamination risk stemming from an ingredient supplied to its manufacturer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a Class I recall of imported, ready-to-eat pork guanciale on Sunday
Bill Ackman, the billionaire investor, publicly confirmed in early September — in a post on X and in comments to reporters — that his 26-year-old daughter Lucy
Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, teachers and religious-boarding-school pupils, fell ill with suspected food poisoning between September 1 and 4, 2026
Clorox Manufacturing Company of Puerto Rico is recalling about 6.3 million bottles of scented Mistolin and Lestoil cleaning products because they may contain
Three children’s toys are off store shelves this week after federal safety regulators tied each one to a choking or ingestion risk for young kids: a spinning toy
With the CDC’s usual vaccine advisory panel still tied up in court, five of the country’s largest medical organizations published their own recommendations
Panorama Produce has recalled 302 boxes of mangoes labeled “size 9” — a produce-industry sizing code packers use to sort fruit, not a count of individual mangoes
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak, centered in Lancaster County, had grown to 540 confirmed cases across 36 counties as of the state health department’s Sept. 3
Since July 1, 2026, Medicare has let some beneficiaries buy the weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Zepbound and Foundayo for a flat $50 a month, instead of list prices
The Food and Drug Administration on August 28, 2026, expanded the approved use of Mounjaro, Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide injection, to include lowering the risk of major
Corte Argentino USA LLC, based in Aventura, Florida, has recalled about 29,628 pounds of raw, boneless beef imported from Argentina, according to the U.S
Better Bakehouse, the snack maker behind the Donutful brand, is recalling a batch of its Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Cake Donuts because they may contain milk
Vitruvias Therapeutics, a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Auburn, Alabama, founded in 2013, has voluntarily recalled one lot of its Thyroid Tablets, USP
Fromm Family Foods has voluntarily recalled two of its canned dog food products after receiving consumer complaints that they may contain metal fragments.