The formula recall is occurring as families are relying even more on donated products because of recent cuts to SNAP food aid.
Infants in at least 12 states who consumed ByHeart formula have been hospitalized. The formula is sold online by the company and through major retail stores including Amazon, Kroger, Walmart, Whole Foods, and Target.
Lori Freeman talks to Healthbeat about CDC disruptions, funding cuts, and what city and county officials can learn from red state colleagues.
The Tulane National Biomedical Research Center drew national attention in 2015 when a deadly foreign-strain of bacteria escaped one of the center’s high-containment laboratories.
Warning by European health agency about mpox strain notes locally spread cases in Spain, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, and California.
Public health team’s investigation suggests Tacoma-area woman is state’s first known locally acquired malaria infection.
The new cases are the first reported clade I infections in the United States that don’t involve international travel, the California Department of Public Health said.
New research, suspected cases in N.J., Washington this year raise concerns about local malaria infections.
More than 40% of adults are obese in some states. New report details U.S. obesity epidemic and makes policy recommendations amid federal cuts to public health.
Alison Young has covered health, science and environmental issues for most of her career, including as a CDC beat reporter during an earlier time of controversial change at the agency.