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The FDA has upgraded a recall of over 6,000 bags of Frito-Lay Lay's Classic Potato Chips to a Class I recall, the agency's highest level of severity.

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  • National

FDA upgrades recall of Lay's potato chips to most serious level

The problem ingredient identified was "undeclared milk," which poses a risk to those with severe sensitivities or allergies.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Towana Looney (right) and her daughter Tytian at NYU Langone Health in New York.

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  • Health

Recipient of pig kidney transplant reaches a milestone

An Alabama grandmother who was the first patient to receive a new kind of genetically modified pig kidney more than two months ago is now the longest surviving recipient of a pig organ.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Antidepressants include a class of drugs known as SSRIs. Prozac, Paxil, and Wellbutrin are some of the brand names of the medicines that millions of people take safely.

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  • Health

Antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Fact-checking RFK Jr.

Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Brian Mann and
  • Katia Riddle
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024. Photo by Thomas Machowicz/REUTERS

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  • News

Georgia Today: Kemp tackles tort reform; Guinea worm disease work continues; Warnock on RFK Jr.

On the Thursday, Jan. 30 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Brian Kemp tackles tort reform; Jimmy Carter's mission to eradicate guinea worm disease remains on track; and RFK Jr. faces opposition to his confirmation as head of the largest federal health agency from Sen. Raphael Warnock.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Energy drinks, which have become very popular with kids and adolescents, often contain added sugars and large amounts of caffeine.

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  • Children's Health

As drinks targeting kids have soared, there's new guidance on what's healthy

As highly caffeinated energy drinks have become popular with kids, a coalition of health organizations has new guidelines on what's a healthy beverage. Some of the advice may surprise parents.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
A woman in a yeellow cardigan holds a man's arm

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  • Health

Employers could raise retention rates, productivity by investing in caregiving support, report says

More and more adults are juggling full-time work and caregiving responsibilities — and it’s costing employers about $33 billion a year in lost productivity and employee retention, according to a new report.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on AI, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025./File Photo

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  • News

Georgia Today: Laken Riley Act signed into law; First measles case of 2025; ATL Dream signs Griner

On the Wednesday, Jan. 29 edition of Georgia Today: President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act into law; State health officials confirm Georgia's first case of measles for 2025; and the Atlanta Dream signs WNBA superstar Brittney Griner.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
The sign at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The CDC is tasked with protecting the public's health.

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  • Global Health

Effective immediately: CDC can't talk to WHO. What will that mean for world health?

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health Organization.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on August 23, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. President Trump has nominated Kennedy to lead the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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  • Politics

RFK Jr.'s raspy voice is the result of a condition called spasmodic dysphonia. What is it?

Spasmodic dysphonia is a rare neurological disorder that causes a strained voice. RFK Jr. says he has had the disorder for decades and treats it with Botox injections, a common treatment.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on August 23, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. President Trump has nominated Kennedy to lead the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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  • Politics

Watch live: RFK Jr., Trump's health secretary pick, grilled about vaccines and abortion

Senators grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin,
  • Will Stone,
  • and 1 more
 Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones, an Augusta Democrat, said he believes bipartisan interest in a new Medicaid expansion proposal could propel it to the governor’s desk this year. Republican co-sponsors say they at least want an open debate. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join with Dems to give full Medicaid expansion another go

A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto a new bipartisan attempt to fully expand Medicaid through a conservative-friendly option that gained traction last year after a decade of firm GOP resistance.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says faith-based, 12-step and farm- or camp-centered programs should be a major part of the U.S. addiction response. Here, he visits the First Baptist Church food pantry in New York City last year.

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  • National

RFK Jr. says he'll fix the overdose crisis. Critics say his plan is risky

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Brian Mann
President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House last week.

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  • Politics

Trump signs an order restricting gender-affirming care for minors

President Trump signed an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under the age of 19.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy speaks during a tour of the Osbourne Naval Shipyards and Australian Submarine Corporation facilities in Adelaide, South Australia, on March 22, 2024.

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  • Politics

Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin, RFK Jr., a 'predator' ahead of his confirmation hearings

In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
The front of the U.S. Agency of International Development headquarters in Washington, D.C.  The agency funds projects that aim to alleviate poverty and disease and serve humanitarian needs  around the world. A round of layoffs this week terminated nearly 400 contract employees.

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  • Global Health

Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order

All departments were affected, including offices that address HIV and AIDS, infectious disease and child health.

January 28, 2025
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis
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