Grimmway Farms recalled organic carrots after the product was linked to an E. coli outbreak that has infected 39 people from 18 states, the Centers for Disease Control said in a Nov. 17 alert. The CDC reported that 15 people have been hospitalized and one person has died. The public health agency said interviews showed … Read more
Bad news for all you extreme exercise junkies: Excessive, vigorous exercise can dampen your immune system. At least that’s what a 2023 study that analyzed more than 4,700 fluid molecules after firefighters’ exercise suggests. This can be problematic for workers in consistently physically demanding jobs that require intense fitness training, such as first responders and … Read more
If you’re doing your weekly grocery run at Trader Joe’s or Wegmans, it might be time to check your refrigerator. Grimmway Farms says some of its organic whole carrots and baby carrots sold at grocery chains may be contaminated with the Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or E. coli, according to a news release. The carrot … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection. A total of 39 people were infected and 15 were hospitalized in 18 states after eating organic whole carrots and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, the federal Centers … Read more
Although this is the first case of mpox clade I reported in the US, thousands of cases have been reported worldwide. The first case of MPOX clade I was found in California, but the risk to the public remains low, public health officials said Saturday. According to the Center for Disease Control, there are two … Read more
In early 2018, I was getting off an 18-hour flight when Steve Hartman called. He had an idea: photograph the intact bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. It’s a headful. And six years later I still don’t have an elevator pitch for the project – but then I don’t talk about this project very … Read more
A colleague asked me if I had the ‘nine-month flu’, but I wasn’t pregnant. The invasive question sent me into a spiral, so I started exercising more. I eventually told my boss and learned to set better boundaries at work. As a married woman in my early 30s, there are places where I would expect … Read more
Our daughter was always a delight. Then adolescence brought new changes. But whether trans or cis, all children grow and change. That’s not a bad thing. As a child, our daughter was about as easy-going as it is possible for a child to be. She walked happily to school and back, chatting about Greek myths … Read more
Hello, health enthusiasts! My name is Kaitlin and this week I’m sharing the best wellness tips from around the internet. November is in full swing and Thanksgiving is just around the corner – while other major holidays, like Christmas and New Year’s, are only a month away. If you wait to put up Christmas decorations … Read more
Dengue fever: what you need to know about viruses and symptoms Cases of dengue in the US tend to occur among travelers returning from places like the Caribbean who bring the disease back to local mosquito populations. Dengue fever, a potentially deadly virus spread by mosquitoes, is spreading across America and breaking records with skyrocketing … Read more