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Montana Residents Have Been Impacted by 418 Food Recalls Since 2021

Montana Residents Have Been Impacted by 418 Food Recalls Since 2021

Potato salad with foreign plastic. Mixed greens with listeria exposure. Ice cream with metal fragments. Cookies with undeclared nut allergens. Dried pasta with mold contamination. These are just a few examples of recent food recalls issued by the U.S. federal government. Food recalls frequently generate headlines and public concern

Kenya's former NY marathon champion Korir gets 5-year doping ban

Kenya's former NY marathon champion Korir gets 5-year doping ban

Kenya's 2021 New York marathon champion Albert Korir has been banned for five years after he admitted using a banned performance-enhancing drug, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Monday. Korir, 32, tested positive for the synthetic form of erythropoietin (EPO) that stimulates red blood cell production

One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

Desperate to help his sick dog, one Australian man went down the ultimate ChatGPT research hole, using artificial intelligence to design a personalised experimental treatment and finding top scientists to administer it. Paul Conyngham's months-long quest to fight his rescue mutt Rosie's cancer has grabbed

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA) A variant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across the United States. As a pulmonary and critical care doctor, I see many patients who are at high risk for severe COVID-19 due to

How AI is changing Alzheimer’s and dementia care

How AI is changing Alzheimer’s and dementia care

How AI is changing Alzheimer’s and dementia care For the 11 million Americans caring for a loved one with dementia, the journey is rarely about “big news.” Instead, it is defined by the long, difficult wait between doctor appointments and the search for answers that often come too late.

Mom in coma after contracting meningitis on Spain vacation

Mom in coma after contracting meningitis on Spain vacation

By Elizabeth Hunter A mom has awoken from a coma in hospital in Spain after contracting meningitis on vacation. Jade Bird, 33, was due to fly home from Tenerife last Wednesday, but fell critically ill while at the airport. She was rushed to hospital, where doctors found an infection in

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital, starts house arrest for coup attempt

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital, starts house arrest for coup attempt

Former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital on Friday after a two-week stay and transferred to his home in Brasilia to begin house arrest, his doctor said. Bolsonaro was hospitalized with bronchopneumonia after falling ill in prison, where he was serving a 27-year sentence