NPR: Health Care News
- 'This Is Morally Wrong,' Biden Tells Striking Massachusetts Grocery Workers April 18, 2019Thirty-one thousand Stop & Shop workers are striking in New England over proposed changes to wages and benefits. Eight days in, the strike has shuttered some stores and slowed business at others,Callum Borchers
- High-Deductible Health Policies Linked To Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment April 18, 2019Her employer offered only a high-deductible health plan; that meant she'd have to pay up to $6,000 out of pocket each year. Advocates for patients say this sort of underinsurance is snatching lives.Erika Stallings
- How Well Do Workplace Wellness Programs Work? April 16, 2019These job-based programs can motivate employees to make some changes in behavior, research finds, but they don't seem to move the dial on workers' health status or employer spending on health care.Julie Appleby
- How Philadelphia Mandated Vaccinations In 1991 April 14, 2019NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, about the last time the U.S. mandated measles vaccinations.
CDC: News Updates
- CDC Investigation Notice: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli-sliced Meats and Cheeses April 18, 2019CDC has posted an investigation notice about a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections linked to deli-sliced meats and cheeses. https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/deliproducts-04-19/index.html
- CDC Food Safety Alert: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Frozen, Raw Tuna April 16, 2019A CDC food safety alert about a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to frozen, raw ground tuna has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/newport-04-19/index.html.
- CDC Investigation Notice Update: Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O103 Infections April 12, 2019A CDC investigation update of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O103 infections has been posted https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/o103-04-19/index.html.
- CDC Investigation Notice Update: Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O103 Infections April 9, 2019A CDC investigation update of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O103 infections has been posted https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/o103-04-19/index.html. At this time, a source of these infections has not been identified.
CDC: Outbreaks
- Ground Beef – E. coli infections April 15, 2019A total of 109 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 have been reported from six states. ◦Seventeen people have been hospitalized. No cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure, have been reported. No deaths have been reported
- Pre-cut Melons – Salmonella infections April 15, 2019•On April 12, 2019, Caito Foods LLC recalled pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and pre-cut fruit medley products containing one of these melons supplied at the Caito Foods LLC facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Raw Milk - Drug-resistant Brucella (RB51) February 8, 2019The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials are investigating potential exposures to Brucella strain RB51 (RB51) in 19 states, connected to consuming raw (unpasteurized) milk from Miller's Biodiversity Farm in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.
- Measles Outbreaks 2019 January 26, 2019Measles Outbreaks 2019
- Pet Hedgehogs - Salmonella infections January 25, 2019CDC and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet hedgehogs.