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Every Recalled Egg Has Now Passed Its Best By Date, but Federal Investigators Have Not Closed the Case

The last recalled Midwest Poultry eggs expired on August 17, yet the FDA still lists the Salmonella investigation as ongoing, with unexplained illnesses.

Medical Daily · Aug 23

Minneapolis Sprout Grower Issues Recall After Two Different Bacteria Sicken Fifty-Five People Across Fifteen States

CDC confirms 55 illnesses across 15 states tied to Calco and Everything Sprouts alfalfa sprouts, and the grower has issued a recall.

Medical Daily · Aug 23

A Man Became Convinced His Limb Was Not Really His, Exposing a Bizarre Disturbance of Body Awareness

A case report applies new ICD-11 criteria for body integrity dysphoria, a rare condition in which a healthy limb feels like it does not belong.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Salmonella and Three E. Coli Strains Have Been Found in People Who Ate the Same Alfalfa Sprouts

Minnesota and Wisconsin report about 40 illnesses from Calco and Everything Sprouts alfalfa sprouts, involving Salmonella and three E. coli strains.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Australian Data Put the Maternal RSV Vaccine at 78 Percent Effective Against Infant Lung Infection Admissions

A JAMA Pediatrics study of 1,012 hospitalized infants found maternal RSV vaccine effectiveness to be 77.8% against lung infection admissions through six months.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

A Firework Toy Named Monkey Mania Draws a Federal Warning for Flame That Travels and Ignites Fabric

CPSC says Monkey Mania firework toys can produce high temperatures that travel far enough to ignite fabric. Officials say to dispose of them.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

New CDC Chief Tells Staff She Will Challenge Kennedy Privately While Funded Programs Sit Without People

In her first all-hands meeting, CDC Director Erica Schwartz acknowledged understaffed programs and burnout and said she would disagree with Kennedy privately.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

COVID Test Positivity Tops Three Percent for the First Time Since March as Surveillance Gaps Widen

COVID test positivity passed 3% for the first time since March. A state health officer says surveillance can no longer size the increase.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Patients and Researchers Push Back on Cancer Drug Doses That May Be Higher Than Treatment Requires

A KFF Health News investigation finds cancer drugs are often approved at doses higher than needed, leaving patients with avoidable side effects.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Duchenne Cell Therapy Shifts Its Target from the Heart to Arm Function as Decision Date Slips

Capricor will amend its deramiocel filing to seek an upper-limb indication, and says the FDA has signaled that the August 22 decision date will move.

Medical Daily · Aug 21