Health

Any hope that the U.S. Senate would confirm Jose Emilio Esteban as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety before the late summer break is gone. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has not scheduled a nomination hearing for Esteban. President Biden nominated him for the nation’s top food safety job nine months ago,…

The jury continues to hear witnesses at the trial of retired Blue Bell president Paul Kruse while behind-the-scenes work continues on the instructions they’ll get before deliberations. Jury instructions continue to be a work-in-progress as the defense and prosecution teams propose “supplemental” instructions to trial Judge Robert Pitman. When the trial ends, jury instructions are…

Campylobacter, Salmonella, and norovirus caused the highest burden of disease in Denmark in 2019, according to a study. Researchers ranked seven foodborne pathogens for their health and economic impact on Danish society in 2019. Work covered Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Yersinia enterocolitica, Listeria monocytogenes, norovirus and hepatitis A. The team looked at incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years (DALY), and…

Investigations into a pregnancy-related case of listeriosis found a wider outbreak in Italy, according to a study. In January 2020, a 28-year-old pregnant woman, living in a city near Rome, was admitted to a hospital in Rome. A cesarean section was performed and a baby girl was born. The baby had respiratory distress and was…

A.C. Covert Distributors/True North Seafood Company is recalling Sober Island brand OG Oysters because of generic E. coli contamination. The recalled product was sold in Nova Scotia, Canada, according to the recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Recalled products: BrandProductSizeUPCCodesSober IslandOG OystersVariable weightNonePO077656 Hotels, restaurants and retailers should not use, sell, serve…

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gavin Newsom is fed up with Republicans for attacking abortion rights and blocking gun regulations — and with his own Democratic Party for failing to boldly and brashly take on the conservative right and push a progressive agenda. And as California’s first-term governor positions himself as the national Democratic Party pit bull,…

ROME, Ga. — The intake pumps that once drew 6 million gallons of water a day from the Oostanaula River now sit mostly dormant in this northwestern Georgia city. Local officials contend that years of contamination miles upstream sent toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, into Rome’s water supply, rendering it potentially dangerous…

Eczema can cause pink to brownish-gray patches of inflamed skin, depending on your skin tone, especially on your hands, feet, ankles, wrists, neck, upper chest, eyelids, and around the elbows and knees. One thing to keep in mind: “Eczema is more commonly found on the inside of the knees and elbows,” Dr. Wassef says. “Psoriasis…

Serena Williams shared her feelings on motherhood—and never wanting to “choose between tennis and a family”—in a new essay for Vogue, published Tuesday. The 40-year-old tennis star wrote that her feelings on retirement are conflicted—“I’m torn: I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next”—adding that even…