Two cases were identified in Missouri, and one each in Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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Judge throws out case against Abbott Laboratories over its preterm baby formula, days before trial was set to begin in Chicago
The court is still scheduled to hear three other bellwether cases about the issue, with the next trial slated to begin in August.
Landmarks: Chicago Tomato Man shares love of ‘real’ produce thousands of plants at a time
La Grange Park resident Bob Zeni’s alter ego, Chicago Tomato Man distributes, 15,000 heirloom tomato plants annually.
President Donald Trump is swiftly undoing transgender protections in HUD’s housing policies
The Trump administration is swiftly remaking housing policy as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development retreats from long-established fair-housing protections for transgender people.
Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs
More than a dozen data-gathering programs that track deaths and disease appear to have been eliminated in the tornado of layoffs and proposed budget cuts rolled out in the Trump administration’s first 100 days.
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years
More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.
Baxter International expects tariff impact of $60 to $70 million this year
In recent weeks, a number of companies have been quantifying the impacts of tariffs.
Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and US
North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks continue to balloon, with more than 2,500 known cases; three people have died in the U.S. and one in Mexico.
President Donald Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care
President Donald Trump’s administration released a lengthy review of transgender health care on Thursday that advocates for a greater reliance on behavioral therapy rather than broad gender-affirming medical care for youths with gender dysphoria.
Illinois ranks 20th in the nation for hospital safety, with more hospitals getting As and Ds
Leapfrog bases its grades on 22 safety measures, including death rates among surgical patients with serious but treatable complications.