US appeals court overturns West Virginia landmark opioid lawsuit decision
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark decision in West Virginia that had rejected attempts by an opioid-ravaged...
4.9 million pounds of frozen, boneless chicken have been recalled
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 4.9 million pounds of frozen boneless chicken products it sold to restaurants, cafeterias and other outlets,...
Company recalls 2 million pounds of barbecue pork jerky that may contain metal wire
A South Dakota company is recalling more than 2.2 million pounds (998,000 kilograms) of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam's Club...
The food you toss costs you plenty and emits tons of pollution. We’ve got...
Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer.It costs U.S. consumers $728 every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and emits the annual...
Government shutdown means many CDC experts are skipping a pivotal meeting on infectious disease
ATLANTA (AP) — CDC researchers are being forced to skip a pivotal conference on infectious disease this week due to the government shutdown, missing...
Planned 5-day strike at Kaiser Permanente health care facilities ends, with plans for further...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A planned five-day strike by thousands of registered nurses and other Kaiser Permanente health care workers in California, Hawaii and...
With confidence and support from each other, more women are redefining baldness as beautiful
NEW YORK (AP) — “Being bald is sexy. It’s an attitude. It’s a luxury. It’s a lifestyle.”That’s how Brennan Nevada Johnson, who shaved her...
California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version...
Obesity remains high in the US., but more states are showing progress, a new...
For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more dropped, an encouraging...
Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
A group of Democratic state governors has launched a new alliance aimed at coordinating their public health efforts.They're framing it as a way to...
