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Nationwide Beef Recall; 23% of U.S. Adults Underinsured; Deaths From Tainted Booze

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A nationwide recall involving was announced after 15 people were sickened by E. coli. (Newsweek)

Meanwhile, federal officials declared an end to the outbreak tied to Boar's Head meat. (AP)

President-elect Donald may lead to higher generic drug prices, experts warn. (NBC News)

Despite overlapping views on food reform, author and advocate he is not endorsing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS.

FDA's top vaccine official Peter Marks, MD, PhD, said he expects more scrutiny over in the next Trump administration. Here's what Kennedy if confirmed. (Reuters, The Hill)

In other transition news, Project 2025 author and anti-abortion stalwart Roger Severino was for a position as deputy secretary at HHS. (Politico)

Meanwhile, a resurfaced interview from 2016 revealed that Kennedy . (Politico)

A little over have received a flu shot this season while only 18% have received a COVID shot, data in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) showed. Among , these numbers were 58% and 30%.

A history of may be linked with an increased risk of early death, primarily due to gynecological cancers. (The BMJ)

Are a factor in the decline in overdose deaths? That's what the Drug Enforcement Administration just suggested. (CNN)

Meanwhile, addiction experts worry Trump's plan to address the fentanyl crisis could do . (NPR)

A full 23% of working-age U.S. adults are underinsured and 9% are uninsured, according to a .

Longstanding racial and geographic health disparities in the U.S. have increased over the last two decades, with the , a study in The Lancet found.

During court testimony over Idaho's abortion ban, a doctor described how a woman had to visit four emergency departments in 1 week before being admitted. (ABC News)

In Georgia, people with disabilities . (KFF Health News)

The FDA authorized a to test if marijuana can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans. (The Hill)

And FDA aimed at accelerating alerts on high-risk medical device removals or corrections.

The agency also broadcast Endo's over potential strength mislabeling.

Although rates of firearm injury-related in the U.S. decreased from 2021 to 2023, they remained higher than before the pandemic. (MMWR)

Six tourists, including two Australian teens, have died in Laos after . (AP)

The U.K. plans to starting next summer. (STAT)