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Plant-based butter made by Miyoko’s Creamery has been recalled in 10 states over concerns for yeast, mold, and E. coli contamination. (ABC News)
Meanwhile, a popular pumpkin patch in California closed amid an investigation of E. coli cases. (USA Today)
In other infectious disease news, CDC data suggest that the national cumulative flu hospitalization rate has reached a new high for this point in the season compared with the past 16 seasons. (Becker’s Hospital Review)
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) called on the Government Accountability Office to review the TrumpRx platform to determine how much money it has really saved Americans.
Healthcare ranked second in voter concerns ahead of the midterms in a Gallup poll, with 50% saying the issue is extremely important and 27% very important.
A new law is expected to require pharmacy benefit managers to disclose the granular information about the prices they pay for medications and the payments they get from drugmakers. (Wall Street Journal via Yahoo!Finance)
Following an industry lobbying campaign, the Trump administration will allow products with a kratom-derived opioid to stay on the market, up to a certain level. (New York Times)
In a phase III study, the investigational triple agonist retatrutide outperformed semaglutide (Ozempic) for reducing HbA1C and weight in adults with type 2 diabetes, Eli Lilly announced.
At the height of the Los Angeles fires in 2025, millions of residents were exposed in a 24-hour period to toxic lead levels from smoke that were 80 times higher than the typical background level, according to a new study in Science Advances. (AP)
Meanwhile, a fire at a nuclear site in South Carolina on Wednesday raised concerns about radiological contamination. (WRDW)
Long COVID prevalence in health workers declined from 26% at 3 months post-infection to 16% at 12 months post-infection, according to an Italian study. (Scientific Reports)
The Department of Agriculture reported the first detection of New World screwworm in Arizona: a confirmed case in a dog.
The largest homeless encampment in St. Paul, Minnesota, sits atop lead-tainted soil and other industrial contamination. (AP)
Actress Barbara Barrie, known for her Oscar-nominated role in “Breaking Away,” died at age 95 with medical assistance following a terminal cancer diagnosis. (People)
The death of actress Hayden Panettiere was ruled an accident caused by the toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol, and quetiapine. (People)
NPR looked at changes to organ donation rules, including an end to a firewall between the physicians treating a patient and the organ procurement team.
A survey finds that caregivers are now spending on average $11,508 out of pocket each year on helping adult relatives and friends, which is about 31% of their average income, the AARP said.
