Listeria outbreak leaves California infant dead, 10 more sickened: U.S. CDC – National | Globalnews.ca A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal … Read more
Trump taps Dr. Oz to lead U.S. health insurance programs in next cabinet – National | Globalnews.ca U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans and selected … Read more
Trump names RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, as U.S. health secretary – National | Globalnews.ca U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he is nominating anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety … Read more
Taylor Swift is here, along with fall viruses. How to stay ‘safe and sound’ | Globalnews.ca The day has finally arrived for excited Swifties in Canada, as Taylor Swift kicks off her highly-anticipated Toronto concert Thursday evening for her Eras Tour at the Rogers Centre. While the city’s downtown and public transit are set to … Read more
RFK Jr. may target vaccines in 2nd Trump presidency, raising health fears – National | Globalnews.ca A co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team said Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants access to federal health data so he can show vaccines are unsafe and lead to them being pulled from the market in a second Trump administration. Howard Lutnick … Read more
McDonald’s E. coli outbreak: 1 dead, 10 hospitalized across 10 U.S. states – National | Globalnews.ca Ten people have been hospitalized and one person has died after E. coli infections linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger in 10 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said on Tuesday. The death was reported in an older … Read more
Health insurance should cover condoms, other contraceptives: White House – National | Globalnews.ca Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must … Read more