Select canned tuna products from grocers including Costco, Walmart, and Trader Joe's are being recalled due to potential botulism risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday.
Why it matters: Tri-Union Seafoods issued a voluntary recall on its canned tuna sold in multiple states, the FDA said, though no illnesses have been linked to the products thus far.
A New York City academic medical center is drawing unexpected fire from doctors, patients and others in health care for buying a pricey Super Bowl ad touting its services.
Why it matters: NYU Langone's ad comes amid heightened scrutiny of nonprofit hospitals, which don't pay federal income taxes, and as Americans' frustration with the broader health care system is cresting.
The luster is starting to wear off GLP-1 weight-loss drugs including Wegovy and Ozempic as more clinicians warn patients about side effects and other potential risks stemming from their surging demand.
Why it matters: Research showing the drugs not only work for obesity but could lower the risk of heart attacks, stroke, some cancers and even Alzheimer's disease has overshadowed the substantial cost and the fact that many patients can't stay on them.
American students are half a grade level behind pre-pandemic achievement levels in math and reading, according to an Education Recovery Scorecard report released on Tuesday.
Why it matters: No state showed improvements in both math and reading from 2019 to 2024, according to the Nation's Report Card — a national assessment of math and reading achievement.
The FBI just discovered about 2,400 records tied to President Kennedy's assassination that were never provided to a board tasked with reviewing and disclosing the documents, Axios has learned.
The still-secret records are contained in 14,000 pages of documents the FBI found in a review triggered by President Trump's Jan. 23 executive order demanding the release of all JFK assassination records.
Why it matters: The discovery — 61 years after Kennedy was killed in Dallas — follows decades of government reluctance to release all documents related to the assassination, which fueled a mountain of conspiracy theories.
Attorneys general from 22 states sued the Trump administration on Monday, seeking to freeze a plan that would cap National Institutes of Health payments covering overhead at universities and medical research centers.
A federal judge later granted a temporary freeze.
The big picture: The billions of dollars in cuts to new and existing grants could lead to layoffs, disrupt clinical trials and shutter laboratories, the states charged in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.
More than 2 million baked goods manufactured by FGF Brands, including some doughnuts and products sold at Dunkin', were recalled over concerns of potential listeria contamination, according to an FDA report.
Why it matters: Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections for some people and symptoms vary, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Juice cleanses may actually make you less healthy by rapidly increasing bacteria that causes inflammation, a study from Northwestern University researchers found.
Why it matters: Juice diets have become popular in recent years as weight-loss or "detoxification" strategies.
The Trump administration's shock and awe strategy was meant to overwhelm opponents, disrupt the establishment and bust norms. But it's also sweeping up ordinary Americans who disdain politics but find they can't detach from the barrage of news.
Why it matters: Some will find a way of adjusting their brains to the drama and unpredictability while others will try to tune out.
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