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She reported eating an Egg McMuffin, fries and a Quarter Pounder from McDonald’s. Those health officials, Wise said, gave the first crucial clue. That information was gleaned from interviews that state and local health officials in Colorado did with patients. As the CDC was working with state health officials and sending out questionnaires, it was simultaneously working with McDonald’s. On Oct. 28, health officials ruled out the beef patties served on the Quarter Pounders as a potential source of the E. coli.

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☆ How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Arthur Allen | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“The litany of things that will start to topple is profound,” said James Hodge, a public health law expert at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. “One in 3,000 kids who gets measles is going to die. The U.S. has seen 16 measles outbreaks this year — 89% of cases are in unvaccinated people — and a whooping cough epidemic is the worst since 2012. “If you overturn the administrative state, the impact on public health will be long-term and serious,” said Dorit Reiss, a professor at the University of California’s Hastings College of Law. It would take years before enough children died before people said, ‘I guess measles is a bad thing,’” she said.

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☆ Bernie Sanders wants to put warning labels on ultra-processed foods — with RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement as an unlikely ally
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Mia De Graaf | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementBernie Sanders is taking on ultra-processed food in his final weeks leading the Senate health panel. Sanders wants the US to catch up with other countries, which have cigarette-style warning labels for food. He is campaigning for legislation that would slap warning labels on the front of ultra-processed foods — a step other countries took years ago. Some argue mandatory warning labels would violate their right to free speech. Sanders hopes this discussion will harness the buzz around Kennedy's MAHA movement to make warning labels a policy priority.

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A Central California woman died from rabies after she was bitten by a bat, officials said Tuesday, in the first fatality from the saliva-passed disease in her county in more than 30 years. Seneng, an art teacher, saw the bat in her classroom and didn't think anything of helping it get on its way, Splotch said. "She found it in her classroom before school started and, being a kind-hearted person, she didn't want to hurt any animals. This rabies death was the first in Fresno County since 1992, according to deputy health officer Dr. Trinidad Solis. "Rabies is 100% preventable if individuals seek medical care right away," Solis told reporters last week, shortly after Seneng's passing.

Persons: Leah Seneng, Laura Splotch, Seneng, Splotch, Megan Black, Black, Trinidad Solis, " Solis Organizations: Bryant Middle School, NBC, Merced County Public, Agnes Medical Center, Centers for Disease Control, CDC Locations: California, Dos Palos, Merced County, Fresno County, Bali

The E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers is over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Since the investigation began Oct. 22, 104 cases of E. coli in 14 states were identified. California-based Taylor Farms distributed the onions linked to the outbreak and served at McDonald’s restaurants in several states, according to the Food and Drug Administration. A McDonald’s spokesperson said that all Quarter Pounders were pulled from the restaurants in the 14 states when the outbreak was announced in October. The high school freshman’s initial symptoms — fever and stomach pain — began just days after she visited McDonald’s several times for her favorite meal: a Quarter Pounder with cheese and extra pickles.

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In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on October 23, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said the deadly E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions served at McDonald's is over, more than a month after the agency began its probe of the spread. The CDC said 104 people in 14 states were infected in the outbreak. The CDC pointed to fresh slivered onions served on Quarter Pounders and other menu items as the likely source of this outbreak. Shares of McDonald's have fallen 7% since the CDC first linked the chain's Quarter Pounders to the outbreak.

Persons: Gordon Haskett, McDonald's, Michael Gonda, Cesar Pina Organizations: Disease Control, CDC, North Locations: Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, McDonald's, Colorado

“You’re going to see measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates go down,” Gottlieb, who led the FDA under Trump’s first administration, added. “And like I said, if we lose another 5%, which could happen the next year or two, we will see large measles outbreaks. Gottlieb referenced Kennedy’s long history of vaccine skepticism, which has included false claims that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine can cause autism. “I think that there’s skepticism in the Republican caucus more than I think the press is reporting right now,” Gottlieb said. “I talked to President Trump about vaccines in my first term,” Gottlieb said.

Persons: Scott Gottlieb, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ” Gottlieb, Kennedy, Donald Trump, “ You’re, he’s, Kennedy’s, Gottlieb, ” Kennedy, Kennedy baselessly, Trump, I’m, ”, Donald Trump’s, John Lamparski, “, “ There’s, lifers, “ I’m, Del Bigtree, Bobby didn’t Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Human Services, RFK, CNBC, FDA, Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, CDC, NBC News, Republican, Trump, ” Locations: Louisiana, U.S

☆ Dr. Dave Weldon, Trump’s CDC Pick, Wasn’t on Anyone’s Radar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Apoorva Mandavilli | Benjamin Mueller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Republican congressman who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been off the political stage for more than 15 years. Now running a private medical practice in Malabar, Fla., Mr. Weldon was hardly regarded as a leading candidate to run the federal agency, a $9 billion behemoth with a staff of more than 13,000 that has become a locus of conservative rage. Yet over the years his views have aligned in many ways with those of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mr. Trump’s choice for health and human services secretary, and Dr. Weldon’s potential boss. The two have maintained a 25-year relationship. Like Mr. Kennedy, Dr. Weldon, 71, has claimed that some children may develop autism when vaccinated against measles because of genetics or other factors, despite dozens of robust studies that thoroughly disproved the claim.

Persons: Dave Weldon, Donald J, Weldon, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Dr Organizations: Republican, for Disease Control Locations: Malabar, Fla

☆ RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’ and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

It’s misinformation about autism and mass injury that doctors and public health officials have disproven over and over again. Less attention has focused on the CDC, a public health agency Kennedy has long vilified in speeches and writings. In his 2017 speech, Kennedy criticized ACIP as a group of self-interested actors who base decisions on financial gain instead of public health. “The people who are on ACIP are not public health advocates,” he said. “We would know the answer to that question if we were given access to the vaccine safety database, but they’ve hidden it,” Kennedy said.

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☆ What Robert F. Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary could mean for global health
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services sent a shudder through the global health community. The US is the world’s largest funder of global health programs, according to the nonprofit health policy and research group KFF. Global health is really strategic investment,” del Rio added, saying he hoped Kennedy would find a way to maintain those investments. About half of the nation’s global health budget is spent on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, according to KFF. Worldwide, measles cases rose 20% from 2022 to 2023, according to the latest report from the World Health Organization.

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☆ Tish Cyrus-Purcell says her divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus was 'tough on everyone' — even her adult kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementTish Cyrus-Purcell says her divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus was difficult even for her kids, who are now adults. "For me, I never wanted to be divorced," Cyrus-Purcell said on a podcast. Tish Cyrus-Purcell says she wanted her marriage to Billy Ray Cyrus to end. Cyrus-Purcell has three kids — Miley, Braison, and Noah — with Cyrus. And a parental divorce can leave adult kids feeling "like that last security blanket is being ripped out from under them," Sussman said.

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☆ I've been a chef for over 15 years. Here are 8 tips for making the perfect turkey every time.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Alissa Fitzgerald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAs a chef of over 15 years, I've learned how to cook the perfect turkey. There are some solid tips I've learned as a chef to improve any sort of holiday-turkey preparations and make this year's bird the best yet. Decide on a cooking methodAny way to cook a turkey can be successful if you prepare your bird well enough. Let the turkey restPlan to have your turkey done before the meal so that it (and you) can take a break. AdvertisementCarve and plate your turkey in sectionsCarve your turkey into different sections in your kitchen.

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☆ One major challenge facing Trump’s chosen health leaders: Keeping politics separate from science
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

A key challenge for all of the Trump administration’s new public health leaders, the experts said, will be keeping politics out of science. CNN has reached out to Nesheiwat and Makary for comment and did not receive a response. Some said that could put them at odds with Kennedy, whom Trump has chosen for the nation’s top health post as HHS secretary. It doesn’t seem that he has much experience working in the field of public health,” said Castrucci, an epidemiologist who is president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, a nonprofit focused on strengthening the US public health system. The US surgeon general typically serves as the voice of the administration’s public health policy while promoting their own agenda of issues that they feel are important to the health of American people.

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As President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the CDC, Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida and a physician, is positioned as an important anti-vaccine ally for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick for health secretary. The CDC is responsible for tracking and responding to infectious diseases, developing vaccine guidelines, collecting and analyzing health data and managing public health emergencies. The CDC provides vaccine recommendations for the public, including the pediatric vaccine schedule, which is followed by schools and parents. “This puts CDC, and HHS, in the driver’s seat for determining vaccine recommendations going forward,” she said. As HHS secretary, Kennedy could replace members of the ACIP with anti-vaccine advocates who make recommendations that the CDC approves, Reiss speculated.

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President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his picks for critical remaining public health roles in his incoming administration. Trump picked Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for the post. Nesheiwat is a family practice doctor and Fox News medical contributor who is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Trump chose Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida, for this post. “As a physician, Dr. Weldon became involved with many health care policy issues, including efforts to ban human cloning and vaccine safety,” the campaign website notes.

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An infant has died and 10 adults have been sickened amid a four-state listeria outbreak connected to ready-to-eat meat products, officials said. The outbreak has been tied to ready-to-eat meat produced by Yu Shang Food, Inc. of Spartanburg, South Carolina, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update Friday. The infant who died was a twin whose sibling also died but whose death could not be linked to listeria. Of the eight people sickened, seven shopped at markets where Yu Shang Food products are sold, and two said they recalled eating Yu Shang Food chicken, the CDC update said. “This suggests that people in this outbreak got sick from the same food,” the CDC said in its update.

Persons: Yu Shang, Listeria, Shang, Yu, Braised Beef, ” Organizations: Yu Shang Food, Inc, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, U.S . Department of Agriculture, USDA Locations: Spartanburg , South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, California, United States

Dentists began giving kids fluoride treatments. About 70% of community water systems in Florida receive fluoridated water, according to the surgeon general’s release. Parents said their kids’ teeth were full of cavities despite drinking and brushing regularly with what they thought for years was fluoridated water. Adding fluoride to water systems “mitigates the impact of disparities in access to dental care,” said Jetelina, the epidemiologist. “This is one of the beauties of public health — a mainly invisible population intervention, helping the most vulnerable.”Still, the scrutiny continues.

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☆ 3 charts that help explain fluoride in drinking water
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Soph Warnes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

According to CDC figures, as of 2022, 72% of the US population receives fluoridated drinking water. There are 36,767 water systems in 36 states with publicly available information on the CDC‘s website, a small slice of the estimated number of drinking water systems in the US. In Kentucky, 93.8% of these reported water systems are fluoridated, and at the bottom end, only 3.7% of water systems reported in Alaska are fluoridated. From the publicly available data on water system fluoride levels, two water systems, both located in South Carolina, reported fluoride concentration levels above WHO guidelines. A 2010 Nevada study found that living in a community with fluoridated drinking water was associated with lower incidences of decayed, missing or filled teeth.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, won’t, John Fawell, Fawell Organizations: CNN, Human Services, Senate, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, WHO, World Health Organization, Blackpool, Research, Cranfield University Locations: United States, America, Hawaii, Washington , D.C, Kentucky, Alaska, South Carolina, Nevada, Canadian, Calgary, Edmonton, Manchester, Iceland, Japan, Italy

☆ 72,000 pounds of ready-to-eat meat, poultry recalled amid deadly listeria outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Katherine Dillinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The Spartanburg, South Carolina, company is recalling more than 72,000 pounds of meat and poultry products because of possible listeria contamination. All ready-to-eat products produced before October 28 are included, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says. Anyone who has these recalled products should not eat them. Listeria bacteria causes listeriosis, the third leading cause of death from foodborne illness in the United States. If you develop these symptoms and may have eaten recalled products, get medical care right away.

Persons: Shang, monocytogenes, “, “ Listeria, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, Shang Food Inc, US Centers for Disease Control, US Department of Agriculture’s, Service, Food Safety, Inspection Service, CDC, ”, CNN Health Locations: Spartanburg, South Carolina, California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, United States

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his picks for critical remaining public health roles in his incoming administration. He or she also serves as vice admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, overseeing this group of uniformed officers who seek to promote the nation’s health. “And if you remember, under the President Trump administration’s leadership, you’ll recall that we had incredible public health policies, President Trump’s unparalled creation of Operation Warp Speed was one like we’ve never seen before. Chan School of Public Health. “The superiority of natural immunity over vaccinated immunity is clear.”CDC directorThe director of the CDC leads the nation’s foremost public health agency, which deals with disease prevention and control and environmental health.

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☆ Vaccination rates for flu and Covid are low this season, CDC says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

As of Nov. 9, an estimated 35% of U.S. adults had gotten the new flu vaccine, and nearly 18% had received the new Covid vaccines, CDC data shows. The vaccination rate for the flu as of October was roughly equivalent to the same time last year, the CDC found. The rate of Covid vaccination is also similar to last November, around 15%. The new CDC report warns that flu, Covid and RSV can cause serious illness, particularly for people ages 65 and up and those with certain medical conditions. A second CDC report released Thursday found low vaccination coverage among residents of nursing homes.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Pediatricians Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, CDC Locations: U.S

☆ RFK Jr. once praised scathing description of Trump and his base as “idiots,” “Nazis” and “bootlickers”
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Asked in August whether he would ever serve in Trump’s cabinet, Kennedy said, “No.” but weeks later, he ended his campaign and endorsed Trump. Kennedy has since refrained from any public criticism of Trump, aligning himself with the former president on issues like government censorship and public health. Trump, left, greets Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23. “And you can see that every statement that Donald Trump makes is fear-based,” Kennedy said on his radio show in December 2016. “And, you know, he’s not like Hitler,” Kennedy said.

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The Summary A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit in response to the E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots. Melinda Pratt says she was hospitalized for three days with an E. coli infection that she contracted after eating carrots from Grimmway Farms. Melinda Pratt had been buying the same brand of organic carrots for years: Bunny Luv by Grimmway Farms. Pratt filed a lawsuit Monday against Grimmway Farms. The company recalled batches of organic whole and baby carrots Saturday, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that the products were likely linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak.

Persons: Melinda Pratt, Bunny, Pratt, “, ”, Ron Simon, Gomez, Grimmway, Dana Brennan, Jeff Huckaby, Simon, —, ” “ Organizations: Foods, Target, Grimmway, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Washington, Associates, NBC News, Cleveland Clinic Locations: Georgia, Pratt, Savannah , Georgia, New York , Minnesota, Kern County , California, U.S

☆ Denzel Washington, 69, says he's staying sober and working out more now that he's getting older
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementDenzel Washington is approaching 70, and he's taking steps to ensure that he ages well. For instance, he's almost 10 years sober and has started working out with a trainer, he told Esquire. Denzel Washington, 69, knows he's not getting any younger, so he's choosing to prioritize his health. I stopped at 60 and I haven't had a thimble's worth since," Washington told Esquire. I feel like I'm getting strong.

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The surgeon general’s 837-page report on tobacco use found that 37.8% of gay, lesbian and bisexual U.S. adults have tried electronic cigarettes, compared with just 16.5% of their straight counterparts. He said that LGBTQ people use tobacco products at higher rates largely because of “long-standing stigma” within health care settings. Still, 36 million U.S. adults and 760,000 middle and high school students smoke tobacco products, according to the report. Since 2014, the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. youths and young adults is e-cigarettes. “These and other noncombustible tobacco products such as nicotine pouches have the potential to undermine overall progress in preventing and reducing young people’s use of tobacco products,” the authors stated.

Persons: general’s, ”, Kristy Marynak, ” Marynak, Scott Hadland, he’s, ” Hadland, “, KFF, Hadland, Red Kamel Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, American Lung Association, Mass, Children, Harvard Medical School, Kaiser Family Foundation, Tobacco, Red, Justice Department and Food and Drug Administration Locations: United States, San Francisco, U.S

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