President Trump asked Gov. Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. He didn’t like her answer.
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work as they race to limit the spread of this highly contagious virus.
Since the outbreak emerged three weeks ago, the Texas health department has confirmed 90 cases with 16 hospitalizations, as of Feb. 21.
Most of those infected are under age 18. Officials suspect that nine additional...
In fiscal year 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 1.5 million counterfeit medicines, making pharmaceutical items the biggest category of seized counterfeit goods.
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – In a first-of-its-kind study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that women 45–60 years old who are managing family caregiving and menopause face nearly double the risk of moderate to severe menopause symptoms.
Women in the sandwich generation are especially affected. The sandwich generation is a term used for people who often juggle caring for both children and aging adults, balancing responsibilities like feeding, cleaning and medical care.
Dr. Ekta Kapoor, a co-investigator of the...
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Collection agents for the state of Iowa have sent letters seeking millions of dollars from the estates of at least two people with disabilities who died after spending most of their lives in a state institution.
The amounts represent what Medicaid spent covering the residents’ care when they lived at the Glenwood Resource Center, a state-run facility that closed last summer.
The bills are extraordinary examples of a practice called Medicaid estate...
"Panera recently fired all of their bakers and workers at their dough facilities in favor of having the cashiers bake frozen product. So prepare for a nosedive in quality ...
CNN – The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in West Texas has grown to 58, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Most of the cases are centered in Gaines County, which is reporting 45 cases.
The cases are mostly in children ages 5 to 17.
Although most of the cases are in unvaccinated people or those whose vaccination status is unknown, there were four cases of measles in people who said...
Food Safety News – Feel Good Foods Inc. of New York, NY, is recalling Feel Good Foods Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Bites because the product may contain foreign objects, specifically metal pieces.
According to details posted online by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on Feb. 5, 2025, and is ongoing.
The recalled product was distributed nationwide.
Recalled product:
Feel Good Foods – Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Bites
NET WT 8oz...
MedPage Today – Higher calcium intake was consistently associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) across calcium sources and tumor sites, according to a cohort study using data from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.
Among over 470,000 participants who were cancer-free at baseline, higher total calcium intake was associated with a lower risk of CRC (HR 0.71, 95% CI 0.65-0.78, P<0.001 for trend), reported Erikka Loftfield, PhD, MPH, of the National Cancer Institute,...