FDA scrambles to rehire food safety and other staffers who were fired last week
The Trump administration's chaotic cost-cutting has let to similar reversals at other agencies, which sought to rehire ex-employees responsible for nuclear weapons, national parks and other government ...
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FDA investigating deadly listeria outbreak in frozen supplemental shakes
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a deadly listeria outbreak linked to frozen ...
Araceli Biosciences lands $2.5M of larger round for faster drug discovery tool
Araceli Biosciences secured $2.5 million from a lead investor for an $8 million round, the latest move from the startup that ...
House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
“Companion animals, and especially cats, are 100% a public health risk in terms of the risk of zoonotic transmission to ...
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Paying for a drug help hotline gone cold
The Oregonian/OregonLive Editorial Board rounds up hits and misses in state and local public affairs. “Peaks and Valleys” publishes on an occasional basis.
‘34 huge victories’: 3 months in, Multnomah County drug deflection shows a 16% success rate
Officials took the 34 people who completed the program as a win, arguing that overcoming addiction is no easy task.
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Drug user drop-off program sees early progress in Multnomah County, data show
Multnomah County's deflection program, which offers drug users a choice between seeking treatment or serving jail time, has ...
Opioid addiction services program launches at Marion County hospitals
Hospitals in Marion County have been selected to take part in a new, six-month pilot program run by the Oregon Health ...
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Listeria outbreak linked with supplemental shakes now stands at 12 deaths, FDA says
Twelve deaths have been reported as part of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to frozen supplemental ...
FDA delays when a final rule on what foods can be labeled as ‘healthy’ goes into effect
The US Food and Drug Administration’s new standards for foods before they can be labeled as “healthy” on their packaging will ...
Listeria outbreak linked to frozen shakes causes 11 deaths across 21 states
A multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections has been linked to Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen ...
Multnomah County deflection program shows high engagement rate, though lower completion rate
A new report says 212 people were referred in the program's first four months and 67% of them engaged — though only 24% of those completed the program.