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FDA Finalizes Fresh Cut Produce Safety Guidance After a Summer of Outbreaks but Stops Short of Binding Rules

FDA finalized guidance for bagged salads and cut fruit covering sanitation, refrigeration, and supplier checks. It is not legally binding.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

One in Ten Pneumonia Patients Tested at a Phoenix Hospital Had Valley Fever, and a Quarter Were Never Tested

Mayo Clinic Phoenix found that 10 percent of tested pneumonia patients had Valley fever, while 24 percent of admitted patients were never tested.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

Michigan Clinics Ran Out of Cyclospora Tests at the Peak, and the State Could Not Trace the Source

Michigan's top doctor says clinics ran out of Cyclospora tests during the outbreak and the state lacked authority to trace the contaminated lettuce.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

U.S. Extends Ebola Entry Suspension Another Thirty Days as Congo Cases and Deaths Double in One Month

A new federal order extends Ebola entry limits as DRC reports 4,318 cases and 2,011 deaths, more than double the count one month earlier.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

Cyclospora Cases Soared More Than Tenfold as U.S. Disease Surveillance Was Scaled Back

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Medical Daily · Aug 17

AI Designed Working Bacteriophages and the Federal DNA Screening Framework Meant to Catch Misuse Sits Unreplaced

After AI designed 16 working bacteriophages, the federal nucleic acid synthesis screening framework remains unreplaced 15 months after an order.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

COVID Vaccination Averted an Estimated 4,307 Deaths in King County During the First Eight Months of Rollout

A King County modeling study estimates COVID vaccination averted 16,607 hospitalizations and 4,307 deaths during the first eight months of rollout.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

USDA Reopens an Arizona Livestock Port to Mexican Cattle This Month as Screwworm Detections Hold at 45

USDA reopens the Douglas, Arizona port to Mexican livestock on Aug. 24, while 45 US screwworm detections are reported across Texas and New Mexico.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

Granola Sold to Breastfeeding Mothers Is Recalled Nationwide After a Moringa Supplier Flagged Salmonella in Testing

Lacnola Lactation Granola, sold on Amazon since October 2025, is recalled due to a Salmonella risk. Check two lot codes on the pink pouch now.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

Senator Demands HHS Records as FDA Inspects Mexican Lettuce Farm at Center of Cyclospora Outbreak

Warren gave HHS until Aug. 27 for Taylor Farms' records as FDA inspectors reached Mexico. The outbreak stands at 9,481 illnesses.

Medical Daily · Aug 17