FDA's Tobacco Unit Pledges Reset After Criticism

The FDA tobacco program is besieged by criticism from all sides — including from lawmakers, anti-smoking advocates and tobacco companies.

145K Cans Of Baby Formula Recalled Over Cronobacter Concerns

ProSobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula in 12.9 ounces containers were manufactured between August 2022 and September 2022.

The Rightful Place of Anger

​Anger does have its rightful place. It can be a life-saver, and well as life-taker.

Mystery Listeria Outbreak Sickens People In Multiple States: CDC

The outbreak, which has sent 10 people to the hospital, may be more widespread than reported illnesses indicate, the CDC said.

Pandemic Youth Mental Health Toll Unprecedented, Data Show

Sexual violence, suicidal thoughts and behavior and other mental health woes affected many teens, but girls and LGBTQ youth fared the worst.

Be a Student of the Heart

I am a perpetual student of the heart, my own as well as others. Yet my heart keeps changing as I keep getting older, and hopefully wiser.

Life is a Journey We All must Take.

Life is a journey we all must take. It is a journey across time as well as space, years as well as environs.

2.5M Pounds Of Canned Meat Products Recalled

The products, all under Conagra Brands, Inc., were produced between Dec. 12 and Jan. 13 and shipped to retail locations nationwide.

​Biden To End COVID-19 Emergencies On May 11

With the move, coronavirus would be treated as an endemic threat to public health that can be manged through agencies' normal authorities.

The Transition from Parent to Grandparent

The transition from being a parent to being a grandparent is sudden yet steady. It is also graceful, for those willing to accept change.

​U.S. Proposes Once-A-Year COVID Shots For Most Americans

The Food and Drug Administration proposal comes at a time COVID-19 boosters are a hard sell.

The Problem of Responsibility

Sooner or later, we all have to take responsibility for our own lives. Doing so is an essential part of growing up.

A Story of Forgiveness

In a conversation with a woman about what it takes for inner healing to happen, she told me about how her heart had been healed.

U.S. Kindergarten Vaccination Rate Drops For Second Year: CDC

About 9 in 10 kindergarteners were protected against measles and other vaccine-preventable childhood diseases in the 2021-22 school year.

XBB.1.5 Coronavirus Subvariant Spreads Quickly In U.S.

About 70 percent of new infections in the Northeast are believed to be from the XBB.1.5 subvariant; it is around one-third in other regions.

Sometimes You Have to Shift Relational Gears

Sometimes you just have to shift relational gears. Right away, or you will regret it later. It's like a test you did not ask for.

Alzheimer's Drug That Modestly Slows Disease Wins FDA Approval

Insurers are likely to only cover the drug for people like those in the drug maker's study — patients with mild dementia.

As COVID Surges In China, ​U.S. Tests More Travelers

Scientists worry China's COVID-19 surge could unleash a new mutant on the world; each infection gives the coronavirus a chance to change.

FDA Relaxes Abortion Pill Rules, But Not All U.S. Women Will Benefit

A patchwork of state laws after Roe v. Wade was struck down will likely lead to years of legal challenges in states limiting abortion pills.

Handling Negative Persons

Handling negative persons can be difficult. Life is too short and precious to be inundated by negative persons.

Wegmans Recalls 3 Products Containing Greens Over Salmonella Fears

The recalled products contain micro greens, sweet pea leaves, and cat grass, which have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.

The Art of Discretion

​We need to recover the art of discretion. Our cultural maxim, printed on our coins, is “e pluribus unum,” meaning, “out of many, one."

Strep A Linked To 2 U.S. Pediatric Deaths; Europe Also Sees Increases

The spike in invasive group A streptococcus bacteria​ comes as a shortage of antibiotics to treat it is expected to continue for months.

As Flu Rages, U.S. Releases Medicine From National Stockpile

States will be able to request doses of the prescription flu medication Tamiflu kept in the Strategic National Stockpile.

Children's Medicine Shortage Hits As Flu Season Starts Fast

Medication shortages are a little like toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic: You have to be in the right place at the right time.

How Someone Exits a Relationship

How someone exits a relationship tells you a lot about them. You may learn things you did not want, but needed to know about the other.

​More Free Tests Part Of White House Winter COVID-19 Plans

The Biden administration also prods states and local governments to do more to encourage people to get the updated bivalent COVID-19 shots.

Where Intimacy Begins and Ends

Intimacy begins and ends with you being where you are, with another learning and affirming where and who you are, and caring for you there.

You May Want To Mask Up For Holidays As COVID, Flu, RSV Spread: CDC

No states have mask mandates, but the CDC said this week Americans should consider putting them back on during the respiratory virus season.

Best Hospitals For Maternity Care For 2022-23: U.S. News Ranking

Little public information is readily available on which U.S. hospitals best care for expectant parents after an uncomplicated pregnancy.

Face Today to Get to Tomorrow

To get from what was to what will be, you have to go through what is; you have to face today.

RSV, Flu And COVID-19 Viruses Overwhelm Some U.S. Hospitals

Months of hunkering down for the COVID-19 pandemic weakened Americans’​ immunity to RSV, influenza and other diseases, health experts say.

Drug Slows Alzheimer's, But Can It Make A Real Difference?

Doctors are split over how much difference the drug may make for patients — especially due to worrying side effects, such as brain swelling.

Soil Fungi Causing Lung Infections A Problem Nationwide, Study Shows

Soil fungi causing deadly lung infections are found in more places than previously thought, leading to misdiagnoses, researchers caution.

How to Know if You are in Love

One thing you really want to be sure of is whether you are truly in love. You can be in love with love or lust, rather than another person.

U.S. Hospitals Reduce Preventable Errors: Watchdog Group Safety Grades

Under public scrutiny, hospitals have reduced falls, infections and incidents where instruments were left in a patient’​s body, report says.

Best Nursing Homes Ratings Include New Safety Measures: U.S. News

For the first time in 13 years, U.S. News & World Report considered weekend staffing and rates of infections requiring hospitalization.

We Are Too Concerned with Results

​We are so concerned with results, with the fruit of our labor. We tend to overlook the fact that the results are usually out of our hands.

The Will to Live

​Never underestimate the will to live. I have seen people at death’s door turn back through their desire to live.

Listeria Outbreak Tied To Deli Meat And Cheese Kills 1 And Sickens 16

Listeria illnesses were reported in six states. Most people were hospitalized, and one illness resulted in a pregnancy loss, the CDC said.