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What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

Several people in Ontario have become sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks that may have been contaminated with Listeria.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard pregnant soon after release from prison for conspiring to kill abusive mother

Gypsy Rose Blanchard pregnant soon after release from prison for conspiring to kill abusive mother

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who recruited her former boyfriend to kill her mother after years of being forced to pretend she was gravely ill, announced Tuesday that she is pregnant and hopes to give her child everything she lacked growing up.
Nova Scotia Liberal says province not doing enough to screen for breast cancer

Nova Scotia Liberal says province not doing enough to screen for breast cancer

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Liberal member who introduced a bill to improve breast cancer detection says the province isn't doing enough to offer cancer screening to women who need it.
Ontario reports 9 cases of listeriosis in outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall

Ontario reports 9 cases of listeriosis in outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall

Nine people in Ontario have become sick with listeriosis and five have been hospitalized in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks, the province's top doctor said on Tuesday.
The threat of litigation looms as Purdue Pharma returns to settlement talks

The threat of litigation looms as Purdue Pharma returns to settlement talks

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is trying to chart the course for a new mass settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids after the U.S. Supreme Court last month rejected its previous deal, which was years in the making.
'Torrential' rain warning as Hurricane Beryl remnants hit southern Ontario, Quebec

'Torrential' rain warning as Hurricane Beryl remnants hit southern Ontario, Quebec

Heavy rainfall is expected in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec as Environment Canada warns remnants of Hurricane Beryl could cause downpours starting late Tuesday or Wednesday.
B.C. to provide more funding for new medical school, founding dean appointed

B.C. to provide more funding for new medical school, founding dean appointed

The school is on track to open in 2026.
CFIA recalls brands of almond, cashew, coconut and oat milk due to Listeria concerns

CFIA recalls brands of almond, cashew, coconut and oat milk due to Listeria concerns

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says numerous Silk and Great Value brand plant-based refrigerated beverages are being recalled due to Listeria concerns.
A woman who received a pig kidney transplant plus a heart pump has died

A woman who received a pig kidney transplant plus a heart pump has died

WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant -- along with an implanted device to keep her heart beating – has died, her surgeon announced Tuesday.
Relief in South Africa after J&J reversal allows key tuberculosis drug production at lower prices

Relief in South Africa after J&J reversal allows key tuberculosis drug production at lower prices

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Medical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical tuberculosis medication, allowing its production at much lower prices, after South African authorities opene