CDC: About Hand Hygiene as a Family Activity
Key points Overview Handwashing is an easy, cheap, and effective way to prevent the spread of germs and keep kids and adults healthy. When your family is healthy, you don’t have to worry about missing school, work, or other activities. Did You Know? Handwashing can help prevent diarrhea-related sicknesses and respiratory infections, such as a […]
FDA: Microneedling Device Benefits, Risks and Safety
Being pricked by tiny needles may sound like a strange way to make your skin look better, but that’s the concept behind a skin care technique called microneedling. People are using microneedling in a variety of ways from reducing scarring, to treating fine lines and wrinkles. It is important to be aware of the risks […]
CDC: Craniosynostosis
At a glance What it is Craniosynostosis is a condition where the bones in a baby’s skull join together too early, before the brain forms fully. As the baby’s brain grows, the skull can become misshapen. The spaces between a baby’s skull bones are filled with flexible material. These spaces, called sutures, allow the skull […]
FDA: Help the FDA Prevent the Sale of Tobacco Products to Young People
While overall smoking rates have declined over the years, youth tobacco use remains a concern. According to the National Youth Tobacco Survey, in 2024 about 2.25 million youth reported current use of any tobacco product, including more than 1.63 million youth who reported current use of e-cigarettes. Many teens underestimate how easy it is to become […]
CDC: Immunization Schedule Adopts Individual-Based Decision-Making In Toddlers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply individual-based decision-making to COVID-19 vaccination and recommend that toddlers receive protection from varicella (chickenpox) as a standalone immunization rather than in combination with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. The immunization schedules adopt recent recommendations by the CDC […]
FDA: DermaRite Industries Nationwide Recall
Company Announcement DermaRite Industries, LLC is expanding the voluntary recall initiated on July 16, due to potential microbial contamination identified as Burkholderia cepacia complex. Out of an abundance of caution the voluntary recall has expanded to include additional products and lots, which can be found in the table below. Please see DermaRite.com for the original recall notice. Risk Statement: Burkholderia […]
CDC: Expanding Listeria outbreak to include more prepared meals
Key Points: What You Should Do: If you have questions about cases in a particular state, please call that state’s health department. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2025/cdc-expands-listeria-outbreak-alert-to-include-additional-prepared-foods.html
FDA: Green Lumber Drug Recall
Company Announcement Costa Mesa, California August 28, 2025 – Green Lumber Holding, LLC (“Green Lumber”) is alerting consumers that counterfeit products misrepresented as genuine Green Lumber have been identified and may pose health risks. This alert follows testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which detected tadalafil, an undeclared prescription drug, in products labeled […]
CDC: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Key points Overview For some people living with epilepsy, the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a major concern. SUDEP refers to deaths in people with epilepsy that are not caused by injury, drowning, status epilepticus, or other known causes. SUDEP is rare Researchers are studying SUDEP, but it’s hard to know […]
FDA: Properly Store Nicotine Pouches to Prevent Accidental Exposure to Children and Pets
Nicotine pouches can be dangerous to children if they use, touch, chew on, or eat them. These small fiber pouches, which contain nicotine that is chemically synthesized or derived from the tobacco leaf, can cause nicotine poisoning in children. It’s important to keep these products away from kids and to be prepared in case of accidental exposure […]