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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.
An anti-inflammatory diet may protect against dementia in some older adults
An anti-inflammatory diet rich in leafy greens and sardines may offer even more protection against dementia for some older adults than the highly regarded Mediterranean diet.
As Montana’s Medicaid work requirements roll out, cancer patients fear they’ll lose coverage
Last month, Sarina Eckman got a letter from the state of Montana that made clear she could lose her Medicaid coverage — but left her confused and with questions about what she needed to do to keep it.
ACA premiums likely set for another double-digit rise next year
Insurers are proposing a rate hike of about 14%, driven by rising healthcare costs, inflation and the loss of enhanced tax subsidies.
Mother who claims vaccines killed her 18-month-old twins is charged with their murders
An Idaho woman who claims that vaccines killed her twins was charged with murder. She is the plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the American Academy of Pediatrics’s vaccine recommendations.
Deadly drug-resistant fungal infections rising in the U.S.
Candida auris can “colonize” the skin and spread easily to surfaces.
‘Explosive diarrhea parasite’ sickens 170 in Michigan, hospitalizes at least 20 nationwide
Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes “explosive” watery diarrhea, has sickened dozens of people in Michigan and other parts of the United States.
Heat dome dangers: How to stay safe in extreme heat, according to an ER doctor
Sweltering conditions will hit the Midwest and much of the East Coast through the July Fourth weekend, with temperatures expected to reach at least 100 degrees.