Planters Nuts Recalled; IV Drips for Jet Lag; Farm States Push Back on Bird Flu Plan

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Some Planters brand for potential listeria contamination, Hormel Foods said.

Say goodbye to hangovers and jet lag: are the latest trend at the nexus of wellness and travel. (Washington Post)

A may help explain how H5N1 attaches to different cow tissues.

Major farm states are pushing back against the Biden administration's . (Politico)

A 12-year-old boy from the Washington, D.C., area became the a newly approved sickle cell gene therapy. (New York Times)

"" -- former service members who worked on atomic tests, many of whom now have long-term health consequences -- are on the verge of losing federal benefits. (NPR)

Focused ultrasound is being studied and addiction. (Washington Post)

Metered-dose asthma inhalers are a source of greenhouse gasses, so some doctors are giving patients dry-powder inhalers that may be . (KFF Health News)

The FDA approved a ColoSense noninvasive for screening for colorectal cancer, Geneoscopy said.

Vaccinations attributed to HHS's COVID-19 public education campaign resulted in 244,000 fewer nonfatal hospitalizations and 52,000 lives saved, in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Democratic lawmakers and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and executive compensation of three nursing home companies amid industry opposition to the recent rule to set minimum staffing levels. (USA Today)

Heartbeat International and 11 crisis pregnancy centers over abortion pill reversal claims that have largely been debunked by mainstream medicine. (Reuters)

Miss USA 2023 stepped down from her title citing . (People)