Drug mix-up at Nashville hospital causes dire complications in 4 patients
Four patients at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown received incorrect medications last week, CBS affiliate WTVF reported.
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01 02 Most Americans aren't anti-vaccine. They're uncertain — and that's a growing public health challenge
The bigger issue at hand may be that many Americans fall into a large, uncertain middle ground – neither firmly pro-vaccine nor staunchly opposed.
CNBC
03 HealthUnited StatesSchwartz recognizes CDC strife in first talks with staff
Erica Schwartz, the newly confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), acknowledged the agency she is now tasked with leading faces an uphill battle in terms of…
The Hill
04 HealthUnited StatesTo outcompete China, unhandcuff America’s biotech innovators
Former official David Mansdoerfer argues that bureaucratic delays at the FDA threaten American leadership in the growing regenerative medicine sector and give international competitors like China a strategic advantage.
The Hill
05 HealthUnited StatesSalmonella infections climb to 431 cases across multiple states: CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday that the salmonella outbreak linked to consumption of certain kinds of jalapeno peppers has grown to 431 cases across 32 states. The number includes 57 hospitalizations and no reported deaths as of Wednesday. It is up from 345 cases in 27 states reported in early…
The Hill
06 HealthUnited StatesFrozen blueberries recall categorized under FDA’s highest Class I risk level
The recalled blueberries had been shipped to stores in eight states.
The Hill
07 ‘Doesn’t wanna win’: Charlamagne Tha God bashes Hakeem Jeffries over healthcare
if a political leader as powerful as Hakeem Jeffries changes position on a major issue, voters deserve more than a pivot. They deserve the why and, more importantly, the what now.
The Hill
08 HealthUnited StatesThe Guardian view on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC: a case study in why international aid matters | Editorial
The Trump administration’s ‘America first’ approach has contributed to the scale of the crisis now unfolding in one of the world’s poorest countries For months health experts have warned that the scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could surpass the one that swept west Africa in 2014-16. This week, the authorities in the DRC announced that a grim milestone has already been passed: at least 2,325 people have died from the virus, making it the deadliest of…
The Guardian
09 ‘Reading Rainbow’ host says he’s checking into hospital over mental health
Threets was tapped as the host of “Reading Rainbow” in 2025, replacing original host LeVar Burton.
The Hill
10 mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.
Ars Technica
