Two people have died in Minnesota and 45 people have been hospitalized due to an outbreak of salmonella tied to cantaloupe and cut fruit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
In total, at least 99 people across 32 states have been sickened in this outbreak, the CDC said.
China's government has provided evidence that a cluster of respiratory infections that has sent scores of kids to hospitals in northern China is not from a "novel pathogen," according to World Health Organization officials.
Driving the news: Earlier this week, WHO released a statement saying it made an official request to China for detailed information — including laboratory results — about an increase in reported clusters of respiratory illness in children.
Food banks squeezed by high levels of need and fewer donations are bracing for a tough holiday season.
Why it matters: High grocery prices mean consumers are less likely to donate food this holiday season — putting nonprofits in a tough spot for Thanksgiving and Christmas, newly released data shows.
Scientists researching what causes an itch in skin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis have made a major breakthrough.
Why it matters: The research that has for the first time shown that bacteria can cause itch by activating nerve cells in the skin could help with treating itches that occur in inflammatory skin conditions, per Harvard Medical School scientists whose study was published in the journal Cellon Wednesday.
