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Federal Regulators Can Order a Food Recall but Almost Never Do, as a Seed Supplier Stays Silent

The FDA asked a sprout seed supplier to recall an implicated alfalfa seed lot. The supplier has not responded, and mandatory recall orders are rare.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

A Supplier Test on a Different Product Triggered This Nationwide Moringa Powder Recall Before Anyone Fell Ill

Foods Alive recalled organic moringa leaf powder after a supplier's green powder mix tested positive for Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported.

Medical Daily · Sep 6

Six-Week-Old Infant Confirmed to Have Died of Measles as U.S. Cases Reach 3,134

Lancaster County's coroner ruled that measles caused a six-week-old girl's death as the CDC counted 3,134 US cases, the most since 1991.

Medical Daily · Sep 6

Washington Named a Dairy as the Likely Source of Four E Coli Cases and No Recall Followed

Washington linked four E. coli cases to a raw milk dairy, but no recall followed after a later sample tested negative. Here is why.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

Westchester Confirms Its First West Nile Case of the Year in Yonkers as Metro Detections Climb

A Yonkers resident is Westchester County's first human West Nile case this year. Officials are still tracing where the exposure happened.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

Pennsylvania Measles Total Hits 540 After 119 Cases in a Week as Turnpike Plaza Exposure Widens Reach

Pennsylvania reported 540 measles cases and 119 new infections in a week. A Turnpike Plaza exposure now extends the outbreak's reach.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

Rob Lowe Says a Clinical Trial Extended His Grandmother's Life and He Wants Patients Asking Sooner

Rob Lowe describes breast cancer across three generations of his family and argues that patients should ask about clinical trials at diagnosis.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

Two Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Remain Off the National Count While the CDC Reviews What Caused Them

The CDC has left two Pennsylvania measles deaths out of its national tally. The Lancaster County coroner disputes the label on one of them.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

Lionel Richie Hospitalized After His St. Louis Show, Months After Dizziness Cut a Minnesota Concert Short

Lionel Richie was hospitalized after a St. Louis concert. No cause has been confirmed publicly. What repeated dizziness signals in adults over 65.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

Recalled Newborn Breathing Circuits Land in the FDA's Middle Risk Tier After Reports of Connectors Melting

The FDA classified the Medline neonatal breathing circuit recall as Class II. What the middle risk tier means for families with an infant on a ventilator.

Medical Daily · Sep 2