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CDC: Throw Your Romaine Lettuce in the Trash Right Now

On this most blessed of days, the Centers for Disease and Prevention is telling everyone to stay the hell away from a different sort of green, one that might cause you to have bloody diarrhea and vomiting for days on end: romaine lettuce. Just today, officials updated their warning over an outbreak of Escherichia coli…

Health Ed Cara

Just One Puff of Low-THC Weed Can Help Ease Sadness, Study Finds

It might take just one puff of cannabis to quickly if temporarily dull depression, depending on the strain, suggests a new study published this month in the Journal of Affective Disorders. But smoking weed for too long might also make you sadder over time, the researchers found. Researchers at Washington State University looked at the…

Health Ed Cara

E Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce Now in 16 States, Over 50 People Sickened

It’s shaping to be one of the most convenient excuses to avoid ordering a salad yet: An outbreak of Escherichia coli linked to chopped romaine lettuce has now spread to 16 states and sickened over 50 people since mid-March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of the latest update, reported Wednesday,…

Health Ed Cara

Super Gonorrhea Is Spreading, With Two New Cases Found in Australia

Last month, UK health officials reported the world’s first documented case of highly drug-resistant gonorrhea. Now there are two more cases of this so-called super gonorrhea in Australia. On Tuesday, Brendan Murphy, the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer of Australia’s Department of Health, acknowledged the cases. One patient was diagnosed in Western Australia, while the other…

Health Ed Cara

Homeopath Says She Used Dog Rabies Saliva to ‘Cure’ Misbehaving 4-Year-Old, Gets Yelled at by Everyone

A Canadian naturopath is feeling the heat after she boasted about treating a young child’s behavioral problems with a homeopathic remedy made from the saliva of a rabid dog. But it’s really only the latest episode to highlight the absurdity of the popular alternative “medicine.” Earlier this February, Anke Zimmermann, an accredited naturopathic physician based…

Health Ed Cara

Ketamine Nasal Spray Relieves Suicidal Thoughts, but Doctors Worry About Abuse Risk

Ketamine, a drug that’s been retooled as a “breakthrough” in depression treatment, is one step closer to becoming mainstream medicine, thanks to the results of a Phase II clinical trial published this week in the American Journal of Psychiatry. But some experts are wary of creating a new drug-abuse crisis by introducing a potentially addictive…

Health Ed Cara

Webcam Abortion Services Offer Crucial Access—So What’s Stopping Them?

A woman contacted Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi’s team on a Friday afternoon, nine weeks and three days into an unwanted pregnancy. Although she butted right up against the Food and Drug Administration’s 10-week regulatory deadline, the patient wanted a medication abortion—a difficult request to satisfy on any doctor’s busy schedule, but especially tough in this case:…

Health Claire Lampen

Illinois Police Make First Arrests Over Deadly Synthetic Weed Linked to Uncontrollable Bleeding

Pekin officers reportedly found 3,500 packets of K2 in a dumpster near the home of 46-year-old Lonnie K. Smith

Health Ed Cara

Over 200 Million Eggs Recalled as 22 People Are Sickened by Salmonella

Over 200 million eggs were recalled this weekend—all thanks to a nasty Salmonella bug that’s already sickened at least 22 people. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced a voluntary recall on behalf of Rose Acre Farms, based in Seymour, Indiana. The recall concerns eggs produced by one of the company’s farms in North…

Health Ed Cara

E. Coli Outbreak in 11 States Now Linked to Chopped Romaine Lettuce

An initially mysterious outbreak of Escherichia coli has spread to at least 11 states since mid-March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. But the good news is that we’ve finally uncovered the source—the bland boy band of vegetables, romaine lettuce. According to the latest update, the outbreak has infected at least 35…

Health Ed Cara

Unclear Whether Government Efforts to Stop Fentanyl Deaths Are Working, Says Watchdog Report

The US government is earnestly trying to tackle the opioid crisis, which is killing tens of thousands of Americans each year, but there’s no easy way to tell whether its efforts are even working, says a new report by a federal watchdog agency. On Thursday, the Government Accountability Office released a new report that assessed…

Health Ed Cara

Booze Not So Great for the Heart After All, Study Says

It might take less alcohol than we think to damage the heart and shorten our lifespans, suggests a new study published today in The Lancet*. For many, the threshold might be fewer than one drink a day. Using existing population data, the researchers studied around 600,000 people across 19 countries and separated them into different groups,…

Health Ed Cara

People Who Like to Stay Up Later Have a Higher Chance of Early Death, Study Finds

Night owls may be more fun at parties, but a preference for staying out late may come with some serious drawbacks, suggests a new study published this week in Chronobiology International. Namely, it might increase your chances of dying early. Researchers looked data from a large, ongoing population study of UK residents, known as the…

Health Ed Cara

These Are the Five States Where Adulthood Has Gotten Deadlier

A comprehensive report published this week in JAMA finds that the US has overall become a safer place to live over the past 25 years. But the report also reveals that in several states and among certain age groups, it’s only become deadlier. Researchers used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study, an annual…

Health Ed Cara

New Evidence Shows Even Mild Concussions Can Raise Risk for Dementia

One of fiction’s most commonly used plot devices—a knock on the head used to render someone momentarily unconscious—is a lot more harmful in the real world. A new study published this week in The Lancet Psychiatry reaffirms that traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), even those that are relatively mild, are linked to a higher risk of…

Health Ed Cara

A Third Person Has Died After Taking Synthetic Weed Linked to Uncontrollable Bleeding

Symptoms have included bleeding from the eyes, ears, and gum, along with coughing or urinating blood

Health Ed Cara

Here Is a Teeny Nail Growing on Top of Another Nail on Someone’s Middle Finger

This man had a tiny second fingernail growing on top of the nail of his middle finger. It looks like a second finger. A 28-year-old man in Pakistan came to doctors with the abnormal nail growing out of his left middle finger. It hurt, and the patient thought it was ugly. The doctors took x-rays…

Health Ryan F. Mandelbaum

FDA Limits Sales of Controversial Birth Control Implant Essure

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration announced it would take added steps to protect women from a controversial birth control implant known as Essure. From now on, women will only be able to obtain the permanent implant after their doctor sits down with them to discuss its risks and they sign a document saying…

Health Ed Cara

Experts Want to Redefine Alzheimer’s Disease So They Can Study It Better

Experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease are on the verge of redefining the devastating neurodegenerative disorder. And though the changes aren’t meant to influence how the 5 million Americans currently living with Alzheimer’s are cared after by their doctors and families, they are poised to shape the future of research into the disease for…

Health Ed Cara

World’s Hottest Pepper Sends Man to the ER With Thunderclap Headaches

For one brave man, eating one of the hottest peppers in the world came with an unexpected side effect: Days of splitting headaches that prompted a trip to the emergency room. The unusual case, detailed in The BMJ on Monday, began immediately after the 34-year-old man took part in a chili pepper eating contest. He…

Health Ed Cara

CDC: Throw Your Romaine Lettuce in the Trash Right Now

Just One Puff of Low-THC Weed Can Help Ease Sadness, Study Finds

E Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce Now in 16 States, Over 50 People Sickened

Super Gonorrhea Is Spreading, With Two New Cases Found in Australia

Homeopath Says She Used Dog Rabies Saliva to ‘Cure’ Misbehaving 4-Year-Old, Gets Yelled at by Everyone

Ketamine Nasal Spray Relieves Suicidal Thoughts, but Doctors Worry About Abuse Risk

Webcam Abortion Services Offer Crucial Access—So What’s Stopping Them?

Illinois Police Make First Arrests Over Deadly Synthetic Weed Linked to Uncontrollable Bleeding

Over 200 Million Eggs Recalled as 22 People Are Sickened by Salmonella

E. Coli Outbreak in 11 States Now Linked to Chopped Romaine Lettuce

Unclear Whether Government Efforts to Stop Fentanyl Deaths Are Working, Says Watchdog Report

Booze Not So Great for the Heart After All, Study Says

People Who Like to Stay Up Later Have a Higher Chance of Early Death, Study Finds

These Are the Five States Where Adulthood Has Gotten Deadlier

New Evidence Shows Even Mild Concussions Can Raise Risk for Dementia

A Third Person Has Died After Taking Synthetic Weed Linked to Uncontrollable Bleeding

Here Is a Teeny Nail Growing on Top of Another Nail on Someone’s Middle Finger

FDA Limits Sales of Controversial Birth Control Implant Essure

Experts Want to Redefine Alzheimer’s Disease So They Can Study It Better

World’s Hottest Pepper Sends Man to the ER With Thunderclap Headaches

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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