Thursday October 17th, 2024 12:22PM

AP Health

Pig transplant research yields a surprise: Bacon safe for some people allergic to red meat
Some people develop a weird allergy to red meat after being bitten by a lone star tick yet find they can still eat pork from a surprising source - certain pigs originally bred for human organ transplants
5:01PM ( 2 months ago )
Two deaths linked to listeria food poisoning from meat sliced at deli counters
At least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to meat sliced at grocery store deli counters
4:49PM ( 2 months ago )
Do you really have to wait to go swimming after eating?
No, you don't really have to wait 30 minutes after eating to go swimming
4:36PM ( 2 months ago )
Two more bird flu cases reported in Colorado, but elsewhere a study finds no asymptomatic infections
U.S. health officials have announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers
4:34PM ( 2 months ago )
Tech outage halts surgeries, medical treatments across the US
A global technology outage has curtailed treatment at hospitals across the country
4:29PM ( 2 months ago )
Biden has COVID-19 and didn't wear a mask. The CDC's guidelines say he doesn't have to
President Joe Biden did not wear a face mask in public a couple of times after the White House announced he had tested positive for COVID-19
3:00PM ( 2 months ago )
FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor
Federal health officials have authorized sales of Vuse Alto, the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration made the decision Thursday, allowing Reynolds American to keep its reusable e-cigarette on the market for years to come
12:38PM ( 2 months ago )
After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana's impact on drivers
A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana
11:02AM ( 2 months ago )
Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens
An inquiry into the U.K. government's response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens
8:26AM ( 2 months ago )
Dominican activists protest against a new criminal code that would maintain a total abortion ban
Activists in the Dominican Republic are protesting against a bill for a new criminal code that would retain a total abortion ban
10:59PM ( 2 months ago )