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Iceberg Lettuce Recall Details Walmart Shoppers Should Know

Walmart shoppers should check their refrigerators immediately due to a recent voluntary food recall notice. Taylor Fresh Foods recalled select iceberg lettuce packages because of possible health risks to consumers. The recall affects specific Walmart store locations across multiple southern, midwestern, and eastern states. Federal regulatory agencies are monitoring the…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Jul 22

Antiquated Devices and Diseases: The Survivors of the Iron Lung and Polio and How They Lived Full Lives

Martha Lillard and Paul Alexander survived decades in iron lungs after polio. Their stories reveal how vaccines transformed a once-devastating disease.

Medical Daily · Jul 22

France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heatwave

France experienced at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, according to the public health agency

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Six years on, why lobbying success for COVID victims’ association in Italy over pandemic mismanagement matters

IN BRIEFClick here for the key takeaways In France notably, during the 1990s, association-led action in the context of the HIV pandemic resulted in the development of “health democracy”. Six years following the onset of COVID, anthropological research focusing on an association for victims’ families in Bergamo, Italy—where the pandemic…

The Conversation · Jul 21

RFK Jr Public Health Cuts Draw Fire as Measles and Cyclospora Outbreaks Leave Americans Exposed

Health Secretary RFK Jr. faces backlash as public health program cuts coincide with measles and cyclosporiasis outbreaks, with critics linking his actions to the spread of disease.

International Business Times UK · Jul 21

Court Filings Reveal Medicaid Patient Data Was Improperly Shared with ICE, Then Forwarded to Palantir's Deportation App

Court filings revealed July 17 that Medicaid data on millions of Americans was improperly shared with ICE, then sent to Palantir's ELITE deportation app. Here's what enrollees need to know.

Medical Daily · Jul 21

Loneliness Is a Bigger Health Risk Than Obesity, Here Is What the Research Shows on Social Isolation

The study that changed how doctors think about lonelinessIn 2015, psychologist Julianne Holt-Lunstad at Brigham Young University published a meta-analysis in Perspectives on Psychological Science covering 148 studies and roughly 308,000 participants. The finding: people with strong social connections had a 50% greater likelihood of survival over a given period…

Times Life · Jul 21

A six-year-old entered an iron lung after polio. More than 70 years later, he had become the world’s longest-known survivor

For many people, the iron lung belongs to history books, a symbol of the years when polio swept through communities before vaccines transformed public health. Rows of large metal cylinders once filled hospital wards, keeping patients alive when damaged muscles could no longer draw breath. Most disappeared decades ago as…

The Times of India · Jul 21

What Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Actually Doing to Human Bodies Across North America

Canadian wildfire smoke is triggering asthma attacks, ER visits for heart attacks, and tens of thousands of premature deaths annually. Doctors and peer-reviewed research explain exactly how PM2.5 attacks the body — and who faces the greatest danger right now.

Medical Daily · Jul 20

Drug Overdose Deaths Fell 13.2% in One Year, but 69,000 Americans Still Died and Policy Shifts Could Reverse the Gains

CDC projects 69,147 overdose deaths for the 12 months ending January 2026, a 13.2% decline. Here's what drove the drop and what experts say could reverse it.

Medical Daily · Jul 20