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Her Blood Turned Chocolate Brown, and Doctors Traced It to a Painkiller Containing an Ingredient Pulled from U.S. Shelves in 1983

An 80-year-old woman's blood turned chocolate brown. Doctors tied it to a painkiller with phenacetin, a drug pulled from the U.S. in 1983.

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Black Stool Looked Like a Dangerous Bleed, but Doctors Traced It to Four Packets of Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

A man's black, tarry colostomy output looked like internal bleeding. Doctors traced it to chocolate cookies, then proved it with a rerun.

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Turtle Salmonella Outbreak More Than Doubles to 20 Cases and 5 Hospitalizations as It Reaches 12 States

CDC now counts 20 Salmonella cases in 12 states tied to pet turtles, half in kids under 5. What families with young kids should check before buying.

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Rabies Shots Recommended for Nine People, Including Two Children, After Minnesota Cow Was Treated Bare-Handed Before Diagnosis

A rabid heifer in Brown County, Minnesota, led officials to advise rabies shots for 9 people. Why gloves and eye protection matter when handling sick cattle.

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Florida Confirms a Dengue Death in an Older Tampa Woman as Hillsborough Local Cases Pass 130 This Year

Florida confirmed a dengue death in an older Tampa woman. What caregivers should watch for as Hillsborough has 134 of 152 local cases.

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Nearly 34,000 Comments Filed as HHS Vaccine Category Review Closes, Leaving Families Waiting on November Schedule Plans

HHS logged nearly 34,000 comments on vaccine recommendation labels. What parents should know about coverage and the early November deadline.

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Chad Gilbert's Death at 45 Draws Attention to Adrenocortical Carcinoma, a Rare Cancer That Is Often Found Late

Chad Gilbert, who said in April that his cancer was stage 4 adrenocortical carcinoma, died at 45. How doctors find and treat this rare cancer.

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Autistic Medicaid Enrollees Lived to About 65 Years in a 21-Year Analysis of Federal Death Records

A JAMA Network Open analysis of more than 2 million autistic Medicaid enrollees found a life expectancy of 64.9 years, with preventable causes leading.

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Florida Dengue Cases Climb to 152 as Tampa Bay Accounts for Nearly All Local Infections This Year

Florida added 41 locally acquired dengue cases in one week, with 134 in Hillsborough County. What Tampa Bay residents should know now.

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Amneal Launches Its Generic Lanreotide Immediately While the Brand Still Posts Nearly a Billion in US Sales

FDA cleared Amneal's generic lanreotide, and it launched immediately. Why more competition has not yet cut what patients pay for monthly injections.

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GLP-1 Drugs Reshaped Diabetes Care but a New Economic Analysis Sees Little Change in Work or Mood

A University of Chicago analysis of 11 years of federal survey data found that GLP-1 use in diabetes patients did not shift mental health or employment.

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Iowa and South Dakota Enter Fall Virus Season with Gaps in the CDC Map Local Families Check

CDC rebuilt its state respiratory activity scale for 2026–27, but Iowa, Missouri, and South Dakota carry data gaps as the fall illness season opens.

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Seven in Ten Reported West Nile Cases This Year Are Neuroinvasive Even as National Totals Trail 2025

CDC data show 363 of 504 West Nile cases in 2026 are neuroinvasive, even as totals run below 2025. What older adults should do now.

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Three More Minnesota Poultry Flocks Test Positive for H5N1 as Fall Waterfowl Migration Brings Virus South

Minnesota confirms H5N1 at three more poultry operations as wild waterfowl detections rise. Who faces real risk this fall, and what to do.

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Inluriyo Plus Verzenio Wins Full FDA Approval for ESR1 Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer After Progression on Endocrine Therapy

The FDA approved imlunestrant plus abemaciclib for ESR1-mutated advanced breast cancer. Median progression-free survival doubled in an ESR1-mutated subgroup.

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In Her First Interview, New CDC Director Defends Measles Vaccine and Says Kennedy Holds Final Authority

In her first media interview, CDC Director Erica Schwartz defended the MMR vaccine and said final authority on decisions rests with Secretary Kennedy.

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Fiber Supplement Not Labeled as Tejocote Tests Positive for Yellow Oleander as FDA Warning List Hits 33

The FDA added three more weight loss supplements to its yellow oleander alert, bringing the list to 33. One is not labeled as tejocote root at all.

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Walmart Shoppers Urged to Check Freezers After Listeria Testing Prompts Recall of Two Alfredo Pasta Lots

Gias Foods recalled two lots of bettergoods Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine sold at Walmart after state labs found Listeria. No illnesses reported.

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National Measles Total Reaches 3,471 as Pennsylvania Climbs to 767 Cases and Kindergarten Vaccine Coverage Slips

CDC confirmed 3,471 US measles cases through Sept. 17, up 177 in a week. Pennsylvania has now reported 767 cases and 150 hospitalizations.

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CDC Declares Lettuce-Linked Cyclospora Outbreak Over at 12,883 Illnesses in 21 States as FDA Investigation Continues

The CDC closed the Taylor Farms lettuce cyclospora outbreak at 12,883 illnesses in 21 states. FDA inspections in Mexico are still underway.

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Pennsylvania Ties Its Request for Federal Measles Help to CDC Recognition of Four Deaths as Cases Hit 731

Pennsylvania asked the CDC for emergency measles help but says it will withdraw the request unless four deaths are publicly counted.

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Square, Sacral, or Silver? Choosing the Right Dimora MegaSorb™ Dressing for Different Wound-Care Needs

The Dimora MegaSorb™ Silicone Foam Dressing range is built around a shared fluid-management platform but comes in three formats designed for different care scenarios: Square, Sacral, and Silver Silicone Foam Dressings. Understanding what they share — and where they differ — can make choosing between them more straightforward.

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FDA Clears First Gene Therapy for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A with Shipments to Treatment Centers Within 60 Days

The FDA approved Fayuvi, the first gene therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome type A. What families should know about access, cost and safety checks.

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She Had No Throat Symptoms, Then Anesthesia Exposed a Giant Cyst Sitting Over Her Airway

A 60-year-old woman went under for gallbladder surgery with no airway complaints. Mask ventilation faltered, and a cyst was hiding her vocal cords.

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A Trauma Scan After an Assault Found Both of His Kidneys Sitting on the Same Side

A CT after an assault found a 35-year-old man's left kidney had crossed to the right side, fed by an artery branching off his iliac artery.

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