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Byline: JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer

29 Oct

Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

published on October 29, 2024 - 4:54 PM

A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers three

22 Oct

Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states

Quarter Pounder image via Cargill/McDonald's

published on October 22, 2024 - 4:31 PM

E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including

29 Aug

Boar’s Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show

published on August 29, 2024 - 2:41 PM

A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including

09 Aug

FDA approves first nasal spray to treat dangerous allergic reactions

published on August 9, 2024 - 2:25 PM

U.S. health officials on Friday approved a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, the first needle-free alternative to shots

08 Aug

After baby’s death, Kentucky parents sue infant formula maker at center of 2022 crisis

published on August 8, 2024 - 2:10 PM

The parents of a Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking bacteria-tainted infant formula are the latest to sue

19 Jul

Two deaths linked to listeria food poisoning from meat sliced at deli counters

published on July 19, 2024 - 2:17 PM

At least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning

03 Jul

Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu, fourth person linked to outbreak

published on July 3, 2024 - 1:57 PM

A fourth farm worker has been infected with bird flu in the growing outbreak linked to dairy cows, health officials reported Wednesday.

25 Jun

FDA warns maker of Sara Lee and Entenmann’s not to claim foods contain allergens when they don’t

published on June 25, 2024 - 11:35 PM

Federal food safety regulators said Tuesday that they have warned a top U.S. bakery to stop using labels that say

21 Jun

Obesity drug used in Mounjaro and Zepbound may help treat dangerous sleep apnea

published on June 21, 2024 - 2:30 PM

A popular obesity drug may help treat a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe while they sleep, a new

14 May

There’s bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren’t deterred

published on May 14, 2024 - 10:44 AM

Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking