Health

• Salmonella outbreak linked to diced onion product infects 73 people in 22 states

  26-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 26

  A salmonella outbreak linked to precut onions has infected 73 people in 22 states in the past three months, although no deaths have been reported,...

• Jenson Brooksby says he was tested for doping soon after his 18-month suspension was announced

  26-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 37

  American tennis player Jenson Brooksby says he was tested for doping "just hours after" his 18-month suspension for missing three tests was announced.

• Jenson Brooksby says he was tested for doping soon after his 18-month suspension was announced

  26-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 23

  American tennis player Jenson Brooksby says he was tested for doping "just hours after" his 18-month suspension for missing three tests was announced.

• Japan's top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender

  25-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 31

  Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change...

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• Poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic is charged with poisoning his wife

  25-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 34

  A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist...

• Teen girls lead the way in ER psych visits, CDC report finds

  25-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 34

  Teenage girls have led the way in a surge of children and adolescents visiting hospital emergency rooms for psychiatric care after suicide...

• Trick or Treat? How candy corn become Halloween's most divisive candy

  25-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 31

  Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on.

• Myanmar reinstates family visits to prisoners to end a ban started during the pandemic

  25-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 25

  Military-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday allowed prisoners to have family visitors from outside, a right that had been suspended for 3 1/2 years because...

• High school freshman in Virginia wins national contest for his cancer-fighting soap

  25-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 32

  A Fairfax County teenager who invented an inexpensive soap that combats skin cancer has won a national contest for young scientists.

• Live updates | Israel escalates its bombardment in the Gaza Strip

  25-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 40

  Israel is escalating its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants. The war is rapidly...

• A new shot for RSV shot for infants is in short supply

  24-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 48

  A new shot for infants against RSV is in short supply, and U.S. health officials told doctors they should prioritize giving the drug to babies at...

• Walmart expands nationwide health care coverage for those employees who want doulas during pregnancy

  24-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 29

  Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, is expanding nationwide its health care coverage next month for employees who want to enlist the...