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People of any age can get meningitis, and those affected typically have a fever and a bad headache. (iStock)Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that cover the brain and … [Read more...] about Meningitis: Causes, symptoms and treatment

A sterilization technician at a northern Indiana hospital failed to properly disinfect surgical tools, possibly affecting more than 1,000 patients who underwent surgery at the facility in recent … [Read more...] about More than 1,000 Indiana hospital patients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis after sterilization failure

Hepatitis A: How is it spread?Hepatitis A is a liver infection that is highly contagious. Find out how to prevent contracting it and what can be done if you’re exposedA hepatitis A outbreak that’s … [Read more...] about Fresh Thyme blackberries linked to hepatitis A outbreak in 3 states: officials

Heads up, consumers: Mondelēz Global LLC is recalling some boxes of Cheese Nips over concerns the products are contaminated with “foreign material.”The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a … [Read more...] about Cheese Nips recalled over plastic contamination concerns: FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised consumers in Maryland not to purchase or eat a specific lot of Ready Pac Bistro Chicken Caesar Salad amid an ongoing investigation into an E. coli … [Read more...] about Maryland E. coli cases possibly linked to packaged salad; FDA investigates multistate outbreak

[Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)]Suicide is … [Read more...] about Suicide is leading cause of death in Ohio preteens, officials say

Mark Cuban has seen hundreds of hopeful entrepreneurs over the years on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” and if he’s not interested in a pitch, he usually replies with a polite “I’m out.”But over the past couple … [Read more...] about ‘Shark Tank’ star Mark Cuban not sold on health gimmicks

The New York Department of Health confirmed that a male in his 30s with a history of using vape products and e-cigarettes has died as a result of a vape-associated illness. The man, who was not … [Read more...] about New York confirms 2nd vape-related fatality as Gov. Cuomo calls for federal action

Washington state officials this week banned vape products that contain vitamin E acetate, a compound derived from the vitamin that federal health officials recently said is possibly behind some of the … [Read more...] about Washington state bans vape products that contain vitamin E acetate