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Lipari Foods recalls sandwiches amid Listeria concerns

January 15, 2020

Lipari Foods recalls sandwiches amid Listeria concerns

Several of the company's grab-and-go sandwiches are impacted.

This year's flu shot doesn't match virus circulating: report

January 15, 2020

This year's flu shot doesn't match virus circulating: report

The strain in the vaccine may still be close enough to offer some protection.

Rare narcolepsy-linked disorder paralyzes teen when she laughs: ‘You have no control over your body’

January 14, 2020

Rare narcolepsy-linked disorder paralyzes teen when she laughs: ‘You have no control over your body’

A British teen reportedly suffers from a rare disorder that causes uncontrollable muscle paralysis when she exhibits strong emotions such as laughter.

Ohio teen struck by rare 'polio-like' illness left paralyzed from waist down

January 14, 2020

Ohio teen struck by rare 'polio-like' illness left paralyzed from waist down

It started with a leg cramp, but by the next day she couldn't walk on her own.

Baby dies of sepsis after hospital sent him home twice, mom claims

January 14, 2020

Baby dies of sepsis after hospital sent him home twice, mom claims

A British mother of a 5-week-old baby boy who died of sepsis claims doctors at the hospital where he was taken largely dismissed her son’s symptoms and sent him home twice prior to his death.

Flu suspected in death of Texas teen, 16: ‘It happened so fast’

January 14, 2020

Flu suspected in death of Texas teen, 16: ‘It happened so fast’

In yet another pediatric flu-related death reported in recent weeks, a 16-year-old Texas girl has died after contracting the flu, her family says, noting her passing was a result of complications related to the virus.

New York boy, 11, dies from flu: 'We don’t want Luca to become just a statistic'

January 14, 2020

New York boy, 11, dies from flu: 'We don’t want Luca to become just a statistic'

The mother of an 11-year-old Hamburg, New York boy who recently died from flu-related complications doesn’t want her son to be remembered as “just a statistic” but rather as “the wonderful boy he was.”

Mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak in China claims its first victim

January 13, 2020

Mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak in China claims its first victim

An outbreak of viral pneumonia that has sickened dozens in the Chinese city of Wuhan has killed at least one person, marking the first fatality since reports of the mysterious illness began.

Flu blinds Iowa girl, 4, mom says

January 13, 2020

Flu blinds Iowa girl, 4, mom says

The flu has blinded a 4-year-old girl in Iowa, according to her mother, who is now urging others to ensure their loved ones are vaccinated against the virus.

Lawsuit over Connecticut teen's diagnosis, psych treatment heads to trial

January 13, 2020

Lawsuit over Connecticut teen's diagnosis, psych treatment heads to trial

Justina Pelletier eventually was returned to the care of her parents in 2014 after a judge's order.