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Concerns of Listeria Contamination Prompt Nationwide Ice Cream Recall
No illnesses have been reported to date
For the First Time Since the Pandemic, Pedestrian Death Rates Fall in the U.S.
Rates are still above prepandemic levels, however
In a Medical First, Kidney Transplant Is Performed With Regional Anesthesia Only
A spinal injection was used to anesthetize the patient while he remained awake
2021 to 2022 Saw Decrease in Telemedicine Use in Past 12 Months
Decrease seen across sociodemographic and geographic characteristics, including sex, family income, education, region, urbanization level
Poll Reveals Americans Worried Climate Change Is Affecting Mental Health
The young have more anxiety about the threat of global warming than older generations
Approximately 7 Percent of U.S. Population Uninsured in 2023
10.9 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years were uninsured at the time of interview in 2023, as were 3.9 percent of children aged 0 to 17 years
CDC Warns of Salmonella Danger Posed by Pet Bearded Dragons
Most cases have occurred in children younger than 5 years, who are especially susceptible to the disease
4.0 Percent of Seniors Had Received Dementia Diagnosis in 2022
Increase in percentage with dementia diagnosis seen with increasing age; decrease with increasing education level
USPSTF Recommends Osteoporosis Screening for Women Aged 65 Years and Older
Screening also recommended for postmenopausal women aged younger than 65 years with one or more risk factors
Second Patient to Receive Pig Kidney Has Organ Removed
Patient's body had not rejected the organ, but a heart pump she was also using failed to maintain good blood supply to the organ
