WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots last week but limited their use for many Americans, and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children. The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are approved for all seniors, but the Food and Drug Administration narrowed their use for younger adults and [...]
More packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled, federal officials said last week. California-based Southwind Foods recalled frozen shrimp sold under the brands Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American and First Street. The bagged products were distributed between July 17 and Aug. 8 to stores and wholesalers in [...]
Federal inspectors will assume direct oversight of a troubled Boar’s Head deli meat plant when it reopens after last year’s deadly listeria outbreak, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said. The Jarratt, Va., factory is set to resume operations in the coming months. It will face at least 90 days of heightened monitoring and inspections by federal [...]
A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the United States about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more than a quarter resulted in a fire or explosion since 2015, an analysis of federal derailment data shows. Many communities along the rail lines aren’t [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a new Gallup poll. A record high percentage of American adults, 53 percent, now say moderate drinking is bad for their health, up from 28 percent in 2015. The [...]
Most Americans receive more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report. Nutrition research has shown for years that ultra-processed foods make up a big chunk of the country’s diet, especially for kids and teens. For the first [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted last week. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.1 percent, up from 3.7 percent the year before. It’s the third record-breaking year [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump last week reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people’s health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises. “This is a wonderful tradition, and we’re bringing it back,” Trump said of the fitness test that began [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced a plan for a new private health tracking system that will make it easier for patients to access their health records and monitor their wellness across health-care systems and technologies. The collaboration between the federal government and Big Tech would allow patients to more seamlessly track and [...]
Recently published research from the Ohio State University College of Public Health suggests a correlation between living longer and calling the Atlantic, Pacific or Gulf coast home. In its analysis of population data of more than 66,000 census tracts throughout the United States, the research team compared the data, which included life expectancy, based on [...]