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Senior Food and Drug Administration leaders are planning for cutbacks to the number of routine food and drug inspections conducted by the agency, multiple officials say, due to steep layoffs this week in support staff. Around 170 workers were cut from the FDA’s Office of Inspections and Investigations, according to two federal health officials who
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Teams handling Freedom of Information Act requests at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration were gutted Tuesday as part of the widespread job cuts ordered by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., multiple officials said. The process of fulfilling FOIA requests from reporters, advocacy groups
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Experts on fighting bird flu As egg prices soar, health officials discuss options to fight bird flu 05:01 Some Egg Beaters and Bob Evans liquid egg products are under recall because they may include a cleaning solution with bleach, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The liquid egg substitutes were recalled by Cargill Kitchen Solutions
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Michigan resident dies from rabies after organ transplant in Ohio, officials say Michigan resident dies from rabies after organ transplant in Ohio, officials say 00:23 A Michigan resident has died of rabies after receiving a transplanted organ in Ohio, the Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Health Department reported Wednesday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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An 8-year-old northern Minnesota boy is one of the first in the country to receive a specific type of gene therapy treatment. Colton Belluzzo was diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy when he was a baby. The disease has weakened his muscles over time. But he and his family now have good reason to
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An 8-year-old northern Minnesota boy is one of the first in the country to receive a specific type of gene therapy treatment. Colton Belluzzo was diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy when he was a baby. The disease has weakened his muscles over time. But he and his family now have good reason to
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PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a jumble of Medicaid rules that effectively prevent many people with disabilities from holding full-time jobs. “Which is it? Do you want us to work or not?” he said. Mecham, 31, relies on
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West Virginia has outlawed foods that contain some artificial dyes or other additives, in one of the most comprehensive statewide bans of its kind. The move cites potentially harmful health effects and comes amid a broader push from scientists and government leaders to clamp down on synthetics in the nation’s food supply. On Monday, West Virginia Gov.
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Residency programs are where medical students get post-graduate hands-on experience. It’s a very competitive process. “We are officially excited to welcome you to Match Day 2025,” said Dr. DaCarla Albright, associate dean for Student Affairs and Wellness at Perelman School of Medicine. Graduating medical students at the University of Pennsylvania found out where they’ll go
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Paul Safarik, 32, of Lincoln, Nebraska, has worked in the food industry since he was 21, delivering for quick service restaurants like Raising Cane’s and stocking groceries at stores like Trader Joe’s. With his earnings, Safarik, who has Down syndrome, recently bought a treadmill to stay active when the weather’s bad and helped cover the
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