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A new study has discovered that the effects of mild to moderate concussions on brain activity may be much longer lasting than previously believed, according to a U.S. News & World Report article. While severity of the injury can still be expected to correlate...

NBC News reports that two members of Congress have proposed a government shutdown of all Foster Farms poultry plants due to a recent outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 600 people in 29 different states and Puerto Rico. The U.S. Department of...

A civil lawsuit filed by nine inmates alleges that they were “sexually assaulted on numerous occasions” by a prison doctor who had no regard for their actual medical issues, according to an article in USA Today. The inmates, all of whom are currently incarcerated at...

The Department of Veterans Affair’s “scheduling crisis” continues to escalate, as both the Senate and the FBI have gotten involved in an attempt to reform the system and potentially prosecute those who were responsible for the wrongdoing, according to an article in...

The father of an unarmed 19-year-old who was shot to death by two Pasadena police officers in a case of mistaken identity reached a settlement with the city in his wrongful death suit, reports the Pasadena Star-News. The teenager was walking at night on a poorly lit...

An outbreak of Salmonella that has infected at least 65 people in the U.S. and Canada has prompted health officials and food companies to issue recalls of chia seed powder products, according to Food Safety News. 21 of the 65 cases that have been reported since May...

An initiative that seeks to raise the state cap on medical malpractice awards from $250,000 to $1.1 million, in addition to requiring drug testing for doctors and the establishment of a database to help prevent fraudulent prescriptions, has gathered the necessary...

KTLA reports that Kraft Foods Group has issued a voluntary recall of more than 1.2 million cases of their cottage cheese products due to improper storage temperatures at their manufacturing facility in Tulare, California that could lead to premature spoilage or...

Forbes reports that an urgent recall of an anticoagulent monitoring device has been issued by the manufacturer after it was discovered that the devices may give patients inaccurate readings, putting them in potentially life-threatening danger. Anyone taking the oral...

Allegations of a cover-up at a Phoenix VA hospital has thrown the department into a tailspin, with federal investigators set to audit facilities nationwide, according to a report on ABC News. The investigations began after a former employee claimed that he had...