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What to know about the seven peptides an FDA advisory panel is set to review this week
The claims surrounding peptides are sweeping: They’re promoted as treatments for everything from faster healing to younger-looking skin, better sleep and even a longer life.
FDA says Taylor Farms lettuce sample tested for cyclospora produced false positive for the parasite
A sample of lettuce from a supplier that has recalled products as a result of a multi-state cyclospora outbreak produced a false positive result for the parasite, federal officials said Sunday.
Second person dies of Legionnaires’ disease as New York City cases decline sharply
A second person has died of Legionnaires’ disease in connection with an outbreak on New York City’s Upper East Side that has sickened 72 people and prompted cleanup efforts at the world-famous Metropolitan Museum of Art and Guggenheim Museum.
Does stopping a GLP-1 really doom you to regain all the weight?
As GLP-1 weight loss drugs surge in popularity, here’s what research says about whether you should expect to gain weight when stopping medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.
A key chemo drug is in short supply, forcing doctors to scramble
The treatment, called ifosfamide, is one of 22 cancer drugs in shortage in the U.S.
Nominee to lead CDC dodges senators’ questions about vaccines and Kennedy
Dr. Erica Schwartz said she was unaware of some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine policy changes and sidestepped questions about whether she supports them.
Nearly 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis confirmed or under investigation nationwide, CDC says
Nearly 7,000 people nationwide may have cyclosporiasis, a foodborne illness that can cause weeks of severe diarrhea, the CDC said Tuesday.
Lettuce or salad greens could be source of diarrhea-causing illness, Michigan health officials say
The foodborne gastrointestinal illness has shown up in 31 states, and federal health officials say 86 people have been hospitalized.
Last U.S. polio patient with an iron lung dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live.
Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak widens on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Guggenheim among sites affected
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has sickened 54 people on New York City’s Upper East Side, prompting widespread testing of building cooling towers in the area — including at the world-famous Guggenheim museum.