The Ozempic and Wegovy mistake sending thousands to poison control
Poison control calls involving semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) soared after the drug was approved for weight management, with researchers linking the increase to accidental dosing…
Harvard scientists turn a silicon chip into a DNA writing machine
Scientists have created a silicon chip that can write dozens of DNA sequences simultaneously using electricity and water-based enzymes, offering a cleaner alternative to conventional…
Tiny silica particles wiped out aggressive prostate cancer in mice
Tiny silica nanoparticles engineered to seek out prostate cancer caused tumor cells to self-destruct and supercharged the immune system in preclinical mouse studies. Combined with…
Scientists finally crack nature’s secret for building better cancer drugs
Researchers have cracked the code behind bacteria’s ability to naturally manufacture multiple versions of powerful anti-cancer drugs. The discovery could make it much easier to…
E. Coli Outbreak Prompts Recall Of Frozen Blueberries At Publix
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2026 — An E. coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries has sickened 12 people, four of them seriously enough to require hospital…
Scientists found a surprising cancer fighter hiding inside tumors
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have turned an unlikely source into a potential new weapon against cancer: bacteria that naturally live inside tumors….
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CDC warns of E. coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries.
CDC alert: Recall of frozen blueberries linked to E. coli outbreak; do not eat recalled product.
Takeaway meals contain more salt than advertised, study finds
Almost half of the takeaway meals tested contained more salt than advertised, with some dishes delivering nearly twice the recommended daily limit in a single…
Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2026 — Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge…
Michigan, Other States See Unusual Spike In Parasite That Causes ‘Explosive’ Diarrhea
TUESDAY, July 7, 2026 — A parasite that causes severe, watery diarrhea is spreading across the United States, and health officials in Michigan are racing…