Health

Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

At least 49 people in 10 states have been sickened, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday.

WATCH: Biden and Bernie Sanders celebrate prescription drug savings for Americans

By Fatima Hussein, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Much of those savings came as a result of a cap on out-of-pocket drug costs created by the sweeping climate and health care law that the Biden administration helped carry through Congress in 2022.

How Asian Americans are filling the gaps in care for their elderly parents

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Almost two-thirds of Asian American and Pacific Islander caregivers felt that they did not have a choice in becoming a caregiver, according to the AARP. These groups are trying to offer more culturally competent resources to their communities.

WATCH: Consoling 'sandwich generation' caregiver, Harris says in-home health plan is about dignity

By Molly Finnegan

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed how her administration could offer relief to overextended family caregivers during a Monday campaign stop in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Health insurance needs to fully cover over-the-counter birth control like condoms, White House says

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

The new rule would expand coverage, allowing millions of people on private health insurance to pick up free condoms, birth control pills, or “morning after” pills from local storefronts without a prescription.

Overdose deaths involving antidepressants are on the rise. The reason why is complex

By John Yang, Veronica Vela, Andrew Corkery

For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sharp drop in U.S. drug overdose deaths. But at the same time, numbers from the CDC show that fatal overdoses involving antidepressants have been on the rise for the…

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Smoking and other tobacco use by teens drop to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Teen smoking hit an all-time low in the U.S. this year, part of a big drop in the youth use of tobacco overall, the government reported Thursday.

12 million pounds of meat and poultry recalled over possible listeria contamination

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

The updated recall includes prepared salads, burritos and other foods sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe's, Target, Walmart and Kroger. The meat used in those products was processed at a Durant, Oklahoma, manufacturing plant operated by BrucePac.

RFK Jr. suggests if Trump is elected, he'll play significant role in agriculture and health policy

By Michelle R. Smith, Josh Funk, Associated Press

Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and environmentalist who ran for president as an independent before endorsing Trump, on Monday posted a video on social media that he filmed outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters in Washington.