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England considers raising smoking age until cigarettes are banned entirely
“A 14-year-old today will never legally be sold a cigarette,” said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of his bid to impose a phased ban on tobacco products, like in New Zealand.
Rising cases in Southeast could be start of U.S. RSV season, CDC warns
The CDC urged medical professionals to prepare to use the new treatments approved this year for RSV, the leading cause of hospitalization among U.S. infants.
CDC warns doctors to look out for rare, deadly flesh-eating bacteria
The CDC said many infections from Vibrio vulnificus — which has killed at least 13 this year — are acquired after an open wound is exposed to warm coastal waters.
Thousands of Tydemy birth control pills recalled amid FDA efficacy concerns
Lupin Pharmaceutical recalled almost 4,200 boxes of the oral contraceptive, a generic version of Bayer’s Safyral, over concerns including a vitamin C deficit.
Los Angeles County has a fruit fly problem: What to know
The agricultural quarantine is the first in the Western Hemisphere to be caused by the Tau fruit fly, which lays eggs in fruit, causing it to rot.
More drug shortages possible after tornado hits N.C. plant, Pfizer says
A tornado damaged Pfizer’s Rocky Mount, N.C., plant, which could disrupt hospitals’ access to some drugs, including those containing morphine and lidocaine.
What to know about encephalitis, Sen. Feinstein’s shingles complication
Shingles affects a third of Americans, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s complications, encephalitis and Ramsay Hunt syndrome, are much rarer and more serious.
Infertility affects 1 in 6 adults around the world, WHO says
The report highlighted the prevalence of infertility across regions and economic levels — and a need for more research and better access to reproductive care.
Infertility affects 1 in 6 adults around the world, WHO says
The report highlighted the prevalence of infertility across regions and economic levels — and a need for more research and better access to reproductive care.
WHO warns of most transmissible subvariant, questions China’s covid data
Health officials said XBB.1.5 had spread to at least 29 countries and urged China to present more reliable coronavirus data amid a deadly surge there.
