AP Medical Writer

Mike Stobbe

U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people and caused two deaths.

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Recall of Boar’s Head deli meats announced during investigation of listeria outbreak

July 26, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people and...

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Health officials tell US doctors to be alert for dengue as cases ramp up worldwide

June 26, 2024 at 1:35 p.m.

U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records.

The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the numbers Wednesday. CDC officials noted the data is provisional and could change after more analysis, but that they still expect a drop when the final counts are in. The agency says about 107,500 people died of overdoses in the U.S. last year. That’s down 3% from 2022. It’s too soon to know what spurred the decline, but experts reacted cautiously. They say the decline as relatively small. They also note that the last time a decline occurred — in 2018 — drug deaths shot up afterward.

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Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious

May 15, 2024 at 1:01 p.m.

The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the numbers Wednesday. CDC officials noted the data is provisional and could change...

U.S. officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation's dairy cows.

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U.S. pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms

May 10, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.

U.S. officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation's dairy cows.

New U.S. rules require all dogs coming into the U.S. to be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies.

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Dogs entering U.S. must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say

May 8, 2024 at 2:13 p.m.

New U.S. rules require all dogs coming into the U.S. to be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies.

About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data. That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 in 2021, when it was the highest level in more than 50 years.

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Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

May 2, 2024 at 4:44 p.m.

About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data. That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 in 2021, when it...

There have been 17 times as many U.S. measles cases in the first three months of this year compared with the average number seen in the first three months of the previous three years.

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US measles cases are up in 2024. What’s driving the increase?

April 11, 2024 at 7:36 p.m.

There have been 17 times as many U.S. measles cases in the first three months of this year compared with the average number seen in the first three months of...

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday.

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Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas

April 4, 2024 at 4:38 p.m.

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday.

U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022.

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Marriages in the U.S. are back to pre-pandemic levels, CDC says

March 15, 2024 at 1:51 p.m.

U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022.

Researchers have linked another kind of amoeba to nasal rinsing.

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Another dangerous amoeba has been linked to neti pots and nasal rinsing

March 13, 2024 at 3:46 p.m.

Researchers have linked another kind of amoeba to nasal rinsing.

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