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More Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday
Workers are demanding the nation's largest nonprofit, private health care provider address staffing levels
Choking Hazard Spurs Recall of Bath Toys Sold at Target
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water bead kits and take them away from children
A Year After Launch, OTC Hearing Aids Are Not Catching on With U.S. Consumers
A year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the devices, only a small fraction of people with hearing difficulties have bought one
California Legislature First to Pass Ban on Four Food Additives Linked to Health Issues
The chemicals are already illegal in the European Union and other places around the world
CDC Panel Gives Support to New COVID-19 Booster Shots
New booster targets the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant, which is similar to the dominant variant now circulating
AACR Cancer Progress Report Reveals 33 Percent Decrease in Cancer Death Rate, 1990 to...
Report highlights advances such as approval of 14 new anticancer therapeutics, expansion of use of 12 previously approved therapeutics
FDA Panel Says Common OTC Decongestant Is Useless
Panel's recommendation could prompt the FDA to pull all oral decongestants containing phenylephrine from store shelves
Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
Back-to-back climate-related disasters have hampered blood collection efforts, and a summer shortfall has made the shortage worse
Americans Who Are Deaf Can Now Use 988 Suicide Helpline
The services use a videophone device that transmits video and audio
Company Reaches $479 Million Settlement Over Defects in CPAP Machines
The machines were recalled in June 2021 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration