By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, July 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A popular brand of bread sold at Walmart, Kroger and other stores has been recalled in 12 U.S. states due to undeclared hazelnuts.Hartford Bakery Inc. is recalling six lots of its Lewis Bake Shop Artisan Style 1/2 Loaf bread …
Read More »Arizona Resident Dies From Pneumonic Plague
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, July 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague, a rare but serious illness, health officials confirmed.The death happened in Coconino County in Northern Arizona, which includes Flagstaff. Officials gave no information about the person who died, the Associated Press …
Read More »U.S. Cuts to HIV Aid Could Lead to 4 Million Deaths, U.N. Warns
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Global deaths from AIDS have dropped to their lowest levels in more than 30 years, in part due to efforts to fight HIV. But U.S. funding cuts could soon reverse that progress, experts warn.A United Nations report released Thursday …
Read More »FDA Fully Approves Moderna’s COVID Vaccine for Some Young Kids
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in children with medical conditions that put them at higher risk of severe illness.The move makes Moderna’s vaccine, called Spikevax, the first …
Read More »RFK Jr. Cancels Key U.S. Health Panel Meeting Without Warning, Raising Concerns
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled a meeting of a government health panel that helps guide what preventive care is covered by insurance, alarming doctors and other health officials.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was set …
Read More »Ritz Peanut Butter Crackers Recalled Over Labeling Mistake
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A labeling mistake has led to a nationwide recall of four different types of Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwich cartons, federal health officials said.Mondelēz Global LLC, the parent company of Ritz, is recalling the products because some packages containing …
Read More »Risk for Severe COVID-19 Elevated for Childhood Cancer Survivors
However, childhood cancer survivors have lower risk for registered COVID-19 infection relative to comparators
Read More »Lead Exposure Linked to Faster Rate of Forgetting Among Children
Association seen for higher childhood lead exposure with faster rate of forgetting on the delayed matching-to-sample task
Read More »Gabapentin for Back Pain Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia, MCI
Further increase in risk was seen with prescription frequency, with higher risk for 12 or more prescriptions
Read More »Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis Linked to Childhood Epilepsy
Highest risks for epilepsy seen for children with meningitis and culture-positive meningitis
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