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Recalled meat snack trays linked to salmonella poisoning

Fratelli Beretta USA, a New Jersey meat processing company, recalled more than 11,000 pounds of Busseto Foods brand ready-to-eat charcuterie meat products.

 
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines for fall

The agency is hoping to blunt any surge in COVID-19 cases or hospitalizations as part of a shift to treating the vaccine like getting a yearly flu shot.

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Biden, Harris target 10 drugs for Medicare price-lowering plan

The Biden administration is targeting the blood thinner Eliquis, diabetes treatment Jardiance and eight other medications for Medicare’s first-ever drug price negotiations as it seeks to lower medical costs for Americans.

Judge’s ruling undercuts US health law’s preventive care

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor wrote in his opinion that recommendations for preventive care by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were “unlawful.”

CDC endorses updated COVID booster shots

The Centers for Disease Control recommended the shots that target the newest omicron strains of COVID-19, including one for people 12 and older.

COVID boosters targeting newest variants get US approval

The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives.

CDC drops COVID-19 quarantine, screening recommendations

The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.

1st US polio case in nearly a decade found in NY

Officials said the Rockland County resident is an unvaccinated adult, but they did not detail the person’s condition.

Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge banned

The action is part of a sweeping effort by the Food and Drug Administration to bring scientific scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry.

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