CDC's Carrot Warning; New Mpox Strain in the U.S.; DEA Extends Telehealth Rules

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Organic carrots sold at Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and other stores have been linked to 39 cases of E. coli across 18 states, ; 15 people have been hospitalized and one person is dead.

California health officials announced the in a person who recently travelled from Africa.

has been confirmed, the state's public health department announced. A total of 52 H5N1 cases have been reported in humans, according to .

Great Barrington Declaration author Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, who advocated for ending COVID lockdowns to accelerate herd immunity, is now a , the Washington Post reported.

Texas may follow in Louisiana's footsteps and as controlled substances. (Mother Jones)

Some pregnant women are being . (KFF Health News)

Police say a woman who and treated patients in California hospitals has been arrested. (Fox News)

State regulators ordered a Texas medical school to after using them for training and research. (NBC News)

Is consumption of McDonald's and Coke part of for "Making American Healthy Again"? (Newsweek)

The nominee for HHS Secretary has promised to take on Big Food, but that could . (New York Times)

Experts agree with Kennedy that America has a but say it's not caused by two of his favorite targets: vaccines and fluoride. (New York Times)

Meanwhile, a city in Florida voted to from their drinking water, citing Kennedy's views. (The Hill)

And global health experts sounded the alarm on Kennedy's anti-vaccine rhetoric, citing the . (Washington Post)

Kennedy has . (CNN)

The Drug Enforcement Administration extended of controlled substances like buprenorphine and Adderall through 2025. (STAT)

The FDA over the risk of silicone entering the patient with HemoPro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Systems; there have been 17 reports of serious injury related to the issue.

A phase III study of a in kids is not meeting its primary endpoint; developer Eyenovia plans to terminate the trial.