Tuberculosis replaced COVID-19 to become the top cause for infectious disease-related deaths in 2023, according to a World Health Organization report published on Tuesday, […]
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Mother Sues AI Startup
The boy, 14, spent months talking to an artificial character on Character.AI before becoming depressed. His mother blames the company, saying the tech shouldn’t […]
Continue ReadingFDA Recalls More Than 7,000 Bottles of Antidepressant
The Food and Drug Administration announced a Class II recall for more than 7,000 bottles of an antidepressant due to a chemical. The recall […]
Continue ReadingFarmworkers Test Positive for Bird Flu
Four agricultural workers in Washington state have tested positive for bird flu, in the first human cases of H5N1 virus to be reported in […]
Continue ReadingDeadly E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s
McDonald’s Quarter Pounders have been linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak that has killed at least one person, according to the Centers for […]
Continue ReadingIV Fluid Shortage
Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down […]
Continue ReadingFlesh-Eating Bacteria Cases Rise
Florida health officials are reporting an increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can lead to flesh-eating infections, following recent hurricanes. In […]
Continue ReadingNew Stroke Prevention Guidelines
Strokes are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the leading cause of disability — but up to 80% of them […]
Continue ReadingSues Online Vendors, Medical Spa Over Copycat Drugs
Eli Lilly said on Monday it sued three medical spas and online vendors for selling products claiming to contain tirzepatide, the main ingredient in […]
Continue ReadingTacos and Burritos are, in Fact, Sandwiches
Are tacos and burritos sandwiches? A judge in Indiana thinks so. The ruling stems from a legal battle that started in 2022, when Martin […]
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