Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it will also permanently discontinue production of liverwurst, the product that was linked to the deaths of at least nine people and hospitalizations of about 50 others in 18 states. Boar’s Head expressed regret and … Read more

Kate Moss’ sister Lottie shares story of ‘scary’ Ozempic overdose

Kate Moss’ sister Lottie shares story of ‘scary’ Ozempic overdose

Lottie Moss has a warning for anyone considering taking Ozempic. The younger sister of Kate Moss got candid about her struggles with the type 2 diabetes drug many have used for weight loss calling it “the worst decision I ever made”, in an episode of her Dream On podcast. “I felt so sick one day, … Read more

The Bird Flu Outbreak Takes a Mysterious Turn

The Bird Flu Outbreak Takes a Mysterious Turn

This year in the United States, 14 people have tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu. Nine of those became infected after coming into contact with poultry, and four got the virus from exposure to dairy cows. The source of the remaining, most recent case remains a mystery. The Centers for Disease Control and … Read more

Sepsis Australia urges greater awareness of the condition which kills more Australians than road accidents

Sepsis Australia urges greater awareness of the condition which kills more Australians than road accidents

Lyn Whiteway thought she had the flu but she had actually developed a life-threatening condition known as sepsis, which many Australians know little about. Thankfully she went back to hospital where doctors finally diagnosed the condition just in time — 24 hours later she would have been dead. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Australians film tongue twister … Read more

How a traveling ‘health train’ has become an essential source of free care in South Africa

How a traveling ‘health train’ has become an essential source of free care in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Thethiwe Mahlangu woke early on a chilly morning and walked through her busy South African township, where minibuses hooted to pick up commuters and smoke from sidewalk breakfast stalls hung in the air. Her eyes had been troubling her. But instead of going to her nearby health clinic, Mahlangu was headed to the … Read more

Alarming rise in calls to Queensland Poison Information Centre about children’s use of vitamin gummies

Alarming rise in calls to Queensland Poison Information Centre about children’s use of vitamin gummies

Cases of children eating up to 120 multivitamin gummies in a single day are among a “significant” increase in parent calls to the Queensland Poison Information Centre concerning overuse of the gummies. QPIC received 180 calls relating to toddlers eating multivitamins with iron — which can be toxic for children if overused — in 2023. … Read more

South Australia to strengthen infant and toddler food standards if federal government doesn’t deliver

South Australia to strengthen infant and toddler food standards if federal government doesn’t deliver

Like most parents, mother-of-three, Kydonia* wants to make the best decisions to help her young children thrive. But the Adelaide mum was shocked to find out the extent of misleading marketing around toddler foods and the lack of laws to prevent it. “I ended up downloading an app that tells you if there’s additives and … Read more

Blacktown Hospital patient forced to lie on floor of the emergency department for hours

Blacktown Hospital patient forced to lie on floor of the emergency department for hours

Patients have been left lying on the floor for hours at Blacktown’s brand new emergency room. A 7NEWS investigation has obtained pictures of one woman, who arrived by ambulance at 10am on an August morning. Images taken at 8.30pm that same day showed her lying on a hospital pillow on the floor. Know the news … Read more

Urgent warning on emergency wait times in NSW hospitals as nurses strike on Tuesday for pay rise

Urgent warning on emergency wait times in NSW hospitals as nurses strike on Tuesday for pay rise

A NSW nurses’ strike has prompted warnings to keep ambulances and emergency departments clear of minor cases as Labor feels the heat from public sector unions. Nurses and midwives will walk off the job across NSW for 12 hours on Tuesday after demands for a 15 per cent pay rise this year were rebuffed. Premier … Read more

Elle Macpherson hangs up on B105 radio hosts Stav Davidson, Matt Acton and Loren Barry mid-interview

Elle Macpherson hangs up on B105 radio hosts Stav Davidson, Matt Acton and Loren Barry mid-interview

Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson has hung up on three Australian radio hosts mid-interview following a seemingly uncontroversial question. The 60-year-old was speaking by phone with B105 hosts Stav Davidson, Matt Acton and Loren Barry on Tuesday morning when she abruptly ended the chat. Macpherson is currently promoting her new book, discussing her cancer diagnosis, business … Read more