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Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (340+ words) NEW YORK — The Senate health committee delayed a planned vote Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The committee plans to vote next week on whether…...
FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drug touted by Joe Rogan and other influencers
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (833+ words) WASHINGTON — Health advisers met Thursday to review more than a half-dozen peptides, unproven substances that have become a growing wellness trend despite little evidence they are safe or effective. In the first of several votes, the panel of Food and…...
Marijuana drives sharp rise in workplace drug positivity, new report shows
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (101+ words) Don’t miss the full story from our staff writers, whose reportage is the basis of this article. Quest emphasized that hair testing detects drug use over the preceding 90 days, making it more reliable than urine or saliva tests, which are…...
Report finds 1 in 5 workers testing positive for drugs after increased marijuana use
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (1389+ words) A new report finds nearly 1 in 5 workers tested positive for illicit drugs last year, as increased marijuana use drove up “persistent long-term” substance abuse across the workforce. Quest Diagnostics found the share of employees who tested positive on a hair…...
Shredded lettuce may not be the only culprit in the cyclosporiasis outbreaks
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (296+ words) Shredded iceberg lettuce is most likely not the only source behind this summer’s cyclosporiasis outbreaks in the U.S., and pinpointing every contaminated food may be impossible, according to medical experts. The Food and Drug Administration has traced one cluster to…...
Waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (660+ words) Let managed care plans actually manage Medicaid now covers roughly 1 in 5 Americans and accounts for nearly one-third of total state spending nationwide. It is the country’s largest health insurer for children, low-income adults and people with disabilities. The Congressional Budget…...
France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (580+ words) PARIS — France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. Public Health France said regions hit by…...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (872+ words) BUNIA, Congo — More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread....
Doctors advised abortion, but my parents chose life instead
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (843+ words) Almost 22 years ago, my mom faced an impossible decision. At least that’s how the doctors framed it. Doctors told my parents they were certain that their unborn child had Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome. The first option given was…...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (347+ words) BUNIA, Congo — At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what’s already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history. The latest update from Congo’s…...