Fisher-Price recalls parts of infant swings
The company’s Snuga Swings have been linked to five infant deaths, but it is offering just a $25 refund. A CPSC official accused the company…
11 hospitalized in Pennsylvania after eating wild mushrooms
A man, a woman and nine children were taken to a hospital after they ate the toxic fungi, a fire agency said.Oct. 14, 2024, 4:32 AM UTCBy…
Eating starch: How humans gained the ability to digest certain carbs
The gene for amylase, which helps break down foods like pasta and potatoes, has a longer evolutionary history than scientists previously…
Drug overdose deaths fall for 6 months straight as officials wonder what’s working
Coast to coast, major U.S. cities are seeing measurable drops in drug overdose deaths. Public health officials welcome the news despite an…
Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad
The ad encourages people to vote “yes” on a ballot initiative that would override the state’s abortion ban.Dr. Joseph Ladapo in Tallahassee,…
Loss of sense of smell linked to changes in breathing patterns, research suggests
Anosmia has been previously linked to a wide variety of mental and physical health challenges, ranging from dulled emotions and depression…
E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in multiple states
At least 49 people in 10 states have been sickened. One person has died. Get more newsThe CDC said recent illnesses may not have been…
Bird flu cases in people tick up: Dozens reported across 6 states
Four cases in Washington farmworkers are the latest in a drumbeat of human infections across the U.S. as the virus continues to spread among…
What is ‘pink cocaine’, the drug found in Liam Payne’s system following his death?
So-called pink cocaine is typically a powdery mix of ketamine and illegal substances such as methamphetamine, MDMA or opioids.Liam Payne…
McDonald’s zeroes in on onions as the likely source of deadly E. coli outbreak
The onions in question come from a single source, which neither McDonald's representatives nor federal health officials named.Get more…