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FILE - A notification for sesame is printed under the ingredient list on a bag of hot dog buns in New York, on Dec. 21, 2022. Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to their products and include it on the labels are not violating a new federal law, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

How the FDA opens the door to risky chemicals in America’s food supply

March 16, 2025, 6:02am Health

Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats. Read story

Tim Gehling hugs his child, Clover Bull-Gehling, 9, in the kitchen of a friendÇ&fnof;Ùs house where they are staying after losing their home in the Eaton fire, on Feb. 12, 2025, in Los Angeles. The two Bull-Gehling children are dealing with trauma and loss.

Meltdowns, nightmares and regressions: The LA fires are taking a traumatic toll on kids

March 16, 2025, 6:00am Health

By the time the Fortier family heard the insistent pounding on the front door, the electric power at their Altadena home had been out for hours, and they were huddled around a flashlight doing a puzzle. Their neighbors shouted they needed to leave — now. Read story

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., arrives to a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on protections for access to in vitro fertilization on Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

‘Where does it stop?’ Workers speak out about cuts to VA services in Washington

March 16, 2025, 6:00am Health

Workers hit with recent funding freezes and firings involving the Department of Veterans Affairs said the recent tumult might result in more long-term damage than any short-term financial gains for the federal budget. Read story

GOP lawmakers push to charge women with homicide for seeking abortions

March 16, 2025, 6:00am Health

As state legislative sessions grind on, conservative lawmakers have filed a new batch of bills that would grant legal rights to fetuses and fertilized embryos. Read story

Oleksandr Shvachka prepares to put on a prosthetic leg after a lesson with Oregon Adaptive Sports on the three track skiing method at Hoodoo Ski Area in central Oregon on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Ukrainian war veteran amputees learn adaptive skiing in Oregon

March 15, 2025, 6:05am Health

Ukrainian war veteran Oleksandr Shvachka lost his left leg to Russian tank fire outside Kyiv. Three years on, the latest step in his physical and mental rehabilitation recently unfolded under a brilliant blue sky on a snow-covered mountain more than 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) away. Read story

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How the FDA opens the door to risky chemicals in America’s food supply

Meltdowns, nightmares and regressions: The LA fires are taking a traumatic toll on kids

‘Where does it stop?’ Workers speak out about cuts to VA services in Washington

GOP lawmakers push to charge women with homicide for seeking abortions

Ukrainian war veteran amputees learn adaptive skiing in Oregon

RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines

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FDA warns of misuse of laughing gas sold in colorful, flavored canisters

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Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts