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New study concludes medical societies teaching left-leaning positions unrelated to health
The study found that 57% of the medical societies put out statements about climate change while 18% gave standpoints on wars in the Middle East.
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Agriculture Dept announces recall of 167K pounds of ground beef over possible E. coli contamination
At least 15 people in Minnesota have confirmed cases of the virus so far, with illnesses beginning Nov. 2, and ending Nov. 10. It is not clear if the affected people were hospitalized over the illness.
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Ron Johnson says ingredients in American food should be investigated, may be tied to chronic illness
Sen. Ron Johnson said that the USDA, Big Food and Big Agriculture don't want the public to know the source of chronic illness because "from the pharmaceutical standpoint, chronically ill patients are profitable patients."
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E. coli outbreak tied to organic carrots infects 39 people, leaving one dead and 15 hospitalized
The breakout has impacted a total of 39 people across 18 states, but the highest amount of cases are in Washington, Minnesota, and New York.
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CDC reports Oregon has detected its first human case of the bird flu
The public has been warned to stay away from sick animals, including dead birds, their droppings, and raw dairy products.
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Prominent Democrat governor praises RFK Jr. pick for HHS secretary
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says RFK Jr. “helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019.”
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Pfizer, Moderna stocks fall after RFK Jr. chosen for HHS Secretary
The stocks all fell by more than 5% at the end of the day, except for Pfizer's stock, which only fell 2%, and stocks of the British vaccine creator GSK, which also fell 2%. Novavax was hit the hardest with its shares falling more than 7%.
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Prominent doctor calls on Trump to remove the COVID-19 vaccine from the marketplace
Dr. Peter McCullough said the vaccines have not had the safety track record America wanted to see.
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RFK Jr. promises not to 'take away' vaccines but provide more scientific research
The former Democrat rejected allegations that he is "anti-vaccine" and said he wanted to be more transparent on health and vaccine issues so Americans can make more informed decisions.
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National Zoo euthanizes Kamala, its longtime Asian elephant, for 'poor long-term prognosis'
Transferred to Smithsonian-run zoo in 2014, animal care staff soon noticed symptoms that developed into severe osteoarthritis, giving her "declining quality of life" that sharply plummeted in recent weeks, zoo says.
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McDonald's points to onions as source of E coli outbreak
Taylor Farms issued a recall on four raw onion products out of an abundance of caution on Wednesday, because of "potential E. coli contamination." Some fast food chains in Colorado, where the highest amount of cases have occurred, have also pulled onions from their menus because of the recall, including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC.
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Medicare gave private insurers about $4.2 billion for debatable diagnoses during home visits: report
The inspector general’s report showed that each visit was worth $1,869 on average to the insurers.
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CDC issues warning on E coli outbreak from McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger
A total of 49 cases have been reported so far from 10 states, but the majority of the infections were reported in Nebraska and Colorado.