Tag: risk

  • Over 160,000 pounds of ground beef recalled due to E. coli risk

    Over 160,000 pounds of ground beef recalled due to E. coli risk

    About 167,000 pounds of both fresh and frozen ground beef products have been recalled over possible E. coli contamination, according to the the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). After the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health noticed a link between a group of reported illnesses and ground beef from Wolverine…

  • Ozempic linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk in people with Type 2 diabetes

    Ozempic linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk in people with Type 2 diabetes

    Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, appeared to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia.     The study adds to evidence that GLP-1 drugs — the class of medications that also includes Mounjaro and Zepbound —…

  • 10 million pounds of chicken, meat products recalled over listeria risk

    10 million pounds of chicken, meat products recalled over listeria risk

    The Summary BrucePac, a producer of precooked meat and poultry, has recalled nearly 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat food items because of a listeria risk. The products were sold at Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, 7-Eleven, Kroger and other major stores. Affected items primarily include premade salads, burritos and wraps containing chicken. A recall of nearly 10…

  • Arab and Muslim leaders risk blowback for endorsing Harris

    Arab and Muslim leaders risk blowback for endorsing Harris

    Last month, Mohammed Hassan, a longtime city councilor in Hamtramck, Michigan, the only Muslim-majority city in the country, got a call from someone with Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign asking him what they needed to do to win back disaffected Michigan Muslims. “I shouted at them. I shouted, really, I said, ‘You guys are not doing…

  • 194,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid SUVs recalled due to fire risk

    194,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid SUVs recalled due to fire risk

    WASHINGTON, Sept 30 — Stellantis said Monday it is recalling 194,000 plug-in hybrid electric Jeep SUVs to address fire risks after 13 fires were reported, and it told owners to park outside and away from other vehicles until recall repairs are completed. The Italian-American automaker is recalling some 2020 through 2024 model year Jeep Wrangler…

  • Evacuations ordered as Tennessee dam at risk of breach

    Evacuations ordered as Tennessee dam at risk of breach

    Share Stranded patients and staff rescued from flooded Tennessee hospital More than 50 people were rescued Friday from an eastern Tennessee hospital due to fast-rising water and high winds, Ballad Health officials said. The high winds and water levels prevented helicopter crews from airlifting patients and staff from Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tennessee, hospital…