My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me the heat this summer has been punishing. I asked how hot it was. He said 39 degrees. “What’s that in Fahrenheit?” I …
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15 years later, is the FDA's produce safety overhaul working?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFifteen years ago, the FDA overhauled its safety rules for fruits and vegetables, hoping to prevent outbreaks of foodborne illness. How’s that system working today?
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U.S. reports highest number of measles cases in 35 years : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor the second year in a row, the U.S. has reported a record-breaking number of measles cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said the country has …
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15 years later, is the FDA’s produce safety overhaul working? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFifteen years ago, the FDA overhauled its safety rules for fruits and vegetables, hoping to prevent outbreaks of foodborne illness. How’s that system working today? Transcript MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now, …
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Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are backing popular peptide therapies. They voted to allow specialized pharmacies to make them despite agency scientists’ recommendations against it.
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Number of cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. has surpassed previous records, CDC says : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt can take weeks to confirm a single case of intestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, but the CDC’s tally for this year now stands at over 4,100. Transcript …
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Health workers do not have a good handle on Ebola outbreak : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHealth investigators in the Democratic Republic of Congo interview individuals as part of their contact tracing — seeking to find those who came into contact with people infected with Ebola. …
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This AI tool promises a ‘second pair of eyes’ to clinicians : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA health worker measures the blood pressure of a woman at Penda Health Clinic Umoja II in Nairobi, Kenya, where researchers have tested an AI tool that can check out …
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‘See One, Do One, Teach One’ is Grace Farris’ graphic memoir of med school : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor most people, knowledge of what life on the job is like for healthcare workers comes primarily from two limited vantage points: watching television shows and experiencing their own patient …
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African countries are facing rising rates of cancer. What's being done about it?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCancer diagnoses are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean regions, but care lags behind.