The flu is not just a cold. It’s symptoms can really knock you for a loop. (Photo: Getty Images) Getty Well, this November really flu by, for sure. The flu season is off to a particularly early start this year with seemingly more influenza activity last month than any other November since 2009, the year… Read More: Flu Is Now Widespread In 10 States, Including California, Texas,… »
(Reuters) – The chief executive officer of OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma LP should not collect a potential $ 1.3 million bonus when he has been accused of contributing to the opioid epidemic, a group of state attorneys general said in a court filing on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma… Read More: States fight bonus pay for CEO of OxyContin maker Purdue »
The E.coli outbreak linked to raw ground beef products has now sickened 177 people across 10 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. That’s a 21-person increase from when the CDC reported numbers earlier this week, on April 23. No deaths have been reported at this time, but more than 20… Read More: E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef sickens nearly 180… »
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s loosened birth control rules from going into effect in 13 states and the District of Columbia on Monday as scheduled. The Department of Health and Human Services created rules allowing employers to opt out of birth control coverage due to religious or moral objections. Employers otherwise have… Read More: Judge blocks Trump birth control rollback from taking effect in… »