BALTIMORE (AP) — Just over a week after Henrietta Lacks’ descendants settled a lawsuit against a biotech company they accused of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations, the family’s attorneys have…
Halal meat products recalled over lack of federal inspection
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – E.N.A. Meat Packing Inc. of Paterson, NJ, is recalling 58,721 pounds of frozen, raw halal beef tripe, beef feet, and lamb tripe products that were produced without the…
Walking just 4,000 steps a day can lower your risk of death, study reveals
FORBES – People who walk at least 4,000 steps a day can substantially lower their risk of death from any cause, according to a recent study, which also found those who take…
Georgia doctor decapitated baby using ‘excessive force’ in delivery
BBC News – A doctor decapitated a woman’s baby during a “nightmare” delivery in Georgia, a legal case has claimed. Dr Tracey St Julian is being sued for gross negligence by Jessica…
Anheuser-Busch Now Being Forced To Sell Off Several Beer Brands
DAILY CALLER – The collapse has just ratcheted up. Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB-InBev) will be selling eight craft beer brands to Tilray Brands, according to a Monday announcement from the anti-American beer giant….
Ecuador presidential candidate assassinated – Headline Health
CNN – A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South…
COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his…
Unstoppable: This Doctor Has Been Investigated at Every Level of Government. How Is He Still Practicing?
ProPublica – Cheryl Lee Carr clutched her phone, willing it to ring. The last time she’d answered it, a hospital surgeon told her he didn’t know if he could save her mother’s…
WHO identifies new coronavirus ‘variant of interest’
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday classified a new strain of COVID-19 as a “variant of interest.” The EG.5 variant has been spreading rapidly in the…
Can omega-3 fatty acids help protect against hearing loss?
MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – Researchers from the University of Guelph and Tufts University/Fatty Acid Research Institute have found a link between increased omega-3 fatty acids in the blood and less age-related hearing…