emilymjOakland resident Nia Wilson was fatally stabbed last week in an attack at a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Oakland, Calif. Wilson, 18, was traveling with her sister…
emilymjSinger Demi Lovato was hospitalized after an apparent heroin overdose and is currently being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A representative for Lovato said in a statement…
emilymjAn organization with over 60,000 pediatricians advises parents and children avoid a common chemical used in food processing and asks the government to update its regulatory efforts. The American Academy…
emilymjA pharmacist refused to fill a hormone prescription for a transgender woman at a CVS in the suburbs of Phoenix. Hilde Hall was excited to begin her first round of…
emilymjFresh crab meat commonly sold in restaurants and grocery stores across the country have been linked to a bacterial outbreak. The U.S Food and Drug Administration noted in a late…
emilymjMore than 100 people have been infected with a parasitic outbreak from consuming McDonald’s salads. Both the Iowa and Illinois health departments are currently investigating the cause. Since May 90…
emilymjA multistate outbreak of Cyclospora illness has prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate recalled Del Monte vegetable trays. What’s the Problem? An intestinal parasite outbreak has sickened…
emilymjThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS) report which outlined current trends among the nations youth. The data indicates positive behaviors…
emilymjThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced that warning letters have been sent to online networks warning their services to shut down illegally marketed opioid medications. Nine online networks…
