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Food recall: GHIRARDELLI PERFECTLY PREMIUM FRAPPE MIX MOCHA NET WT 50oz (3lbs 2oz) 1.42kg Ingredients: *** nonfat dry…

Potential contamination with Salmonella. — Ghirardelli Chocolate Company · Class I · Ongoing

Food recall: 1P Original Smokehouse Unit for 300 lbs. of Meat, Part #: 180002964. Net Wt 15.10 lbs (6.85kg). PS…

Product was made with milk powder recalled by the supplier due to Salmonella contamination. — PS Seasoning & Spices, Inc. · Class I · Ongoing

Food recall: Solina 6035415 Sourdough Cheese Crouton Seasoning, 50lb bag

potential to be contaminated with Salmonella — Solina U.S. Holding · Class I · Ongoing

Food recall: 1P Jalapeno Heat Unit for 300 lbs of Meat, Part #: 180002945. Net Wt 18 lbs (8.20kg). PS Seasoning &…

Product was made with milk powder recalled by the supplier due to Salmonella contamination. — PS Seasoning & Spices, Inc. · Class I · Ongoing

Food recall: Pure Libido Drink 16 oz and 32 oz.

May be under-processed resulting in growth of Clostridium botulinum and lists health claims. — LIQUID BLENZ CORP · Class II · Ongoing

Food recall: Squirrel Brand Travelers Mix 16 oz can UPC 07223899166, 12 cans per case

potential presence of Salmonella — JOHN B SANFILIPPO & SONS INC · Class I · Ongoing

Food recall: Non Fat Dry Milk 1#, Part #: 02000014P. Net Wt 1 lb (453g) PS Seasoning & Spices 216 W Pleasant St Iron…

Product was made with milk powder recalled by the supplier due to Salmonella contamination. — PS Seasoning & Spices, Inc. · Class I · Ongoing

Food recall: Solina 6035687 Bayou Blackened Ranch Seasoning, 25lb bag

potential to be contaminated with Salmonella — Solina U.S. Holding · Class I · Ongoing

Food recall: MA Cohen's Kippered Herring vacuum packed, weight provided at retail, UPC 7232577992

Clostridium botulinum is an uncontrolled hazard — Shining Sea Fish Co. LLC · Class I · Ongoing

Food recall: FulviLife Complex. Dosage:2 tablespoons (30mL). Liquid. Packaging: Plastic Bottle. Net Volume:16 fl oz…

Deviations from current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) that could lead to bacterial pathogen and possible C. Botulinum concerns. — Wellnov Supplements LLC · Class II · Ongoing

Food recall: GHIRARDELLI PREMIUM HOT COCOA MIX NET WT 32oz (2lbs) 907g Ingredients: *** nonfat dry milk *** Distributed…

Potential contamination with Salmonella. — Ghirardelli Chocolate Company · Class I · Ongoing

Food recall: GHIRARDELLI PERFECTLY PREMIUM FRAPPE MIX CHOCOLATE FLAVORED NET WT 10lbs (4.54kg) Ingredients: *** nonfat…

Potential contamination with Salmonella. — Ghirardelli Chocolate Company · Class I · Ongoing

FDA approves Decnupaz (pivekimab sunirine-pvzy)

Original biologic license approval. vial, single-dose. Sponsor: Abbvie Inc

ECDC increases activities as Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda intensifies

As the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda develops rapidly, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is ratcheting up its support on the ground, while continuing to emphasise that the risk of infection to the general population in Europe remains very low.

ECDC hosts annual meeting of the European Respiratory Viruses Network

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosted the annual meeting of the European Respiratory Viruses Network (ERVI-Net) in Vienna, Austria, on 20–22 May 2026, which brought together nearly 80 representatives from EU/EEA and accession countries.

Early Alert: Heart Pump Issue from Abiomed

Specific Impella CP Sets are out of specification; use may result in low purge pressure events from the onset of the case

Early Alert: IV Tubing Set Issue from ICU Medical

Black specks and particulate matter have been reported in the drip chamber of certain ICU Medical IV tubing sets

Early Alert: Heart Pump Issue from Abiomed

Specific Impella CP Sets are out of specification; use may result in low purge pressure events from the onset of the case

Insulet Initiates Voluntary Medical Device Correction for Certain Omnipod® Pods in the U.S. and Affected International Markets

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Insulet Corporation, Inc. (NASDAQ: PODD) (“Insulet” or the “Company”) today announced a voluntary Medical Device Correction for specific lots of Omnipod® 5, Omnipod DASH®, and Omnipod® Insulin Management System (Omnipod Eros) Pods due to a manufacturing issue, identif

Celebrating Family Medicine at the National Academy of Medicine, 2025

More Indirect Patient Care Activities per Visit: 11-Year Analysis of Family Physician Electronic Health Records in Canada

PURPOSE Understanding and addressing increased administrative workload among family physicians is receiving attention, but data describing administrative tasks are limited. We used electronic health record (EHR) data to describe trends in orders made by family physicians, capturing changes in total workload per physician and the volume of per-patient contact over time. METHODS We used national Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network EHR data to measure annual counts of patient contacts, laboratory tests, referrals made, and prescriptions per physician from 2011 to 2021. We…

Prayer for Pain and Anxiety in a Primary Care Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial

PURPOSE Studies of distant intercessory prayer as complementary medicine yield mixed results. We investigated commonly utilized proximal intercessory prayer (PIP) practices (ie, in-person prayer for another) used to treat pain and anxiety. METHODS We recruited 180 participants from patients waiting for family medicine appointments. Enrollment for pain required scores of 4 or greater (in the past 7 days) on an 11 point (0 to 10) pain intensity numerical rating scale. Enrollment for anxiety required a score of 10 or greater on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, regardless of…

Older Black and Hispanic Patient Perceptions of Medicare Annual Wellness Visits: A Qualitative Study

PURPOSE Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) offer many potential benefits to older adults, but patients in racial and ethnic minority groups have lower rates of AWV completion. Our objective was to understand older minority patients’ attitudes and preferences related to preventive care and AWVs. METHODS From June 2024 through October 2024, we conducted 4 focus groups at 2 urban primary care settings (ie, an academic health system and a Federally Qualified Health Center) among Medicare enrollees aged 66 years or more with 1 or more primary care encounter at a participating organization…

Diagnostic Performance of General Practitioners in Carotid Plaque Detection Using AI-Enhanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound After Systematic Training

PURPOSE While point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been integrated into daily practice by general practitioners (GPs) in some countries, there is a paucity of literature documenting its use by Chinese GPs. Additionally, artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted diagnosis is increasingly applied to imaging equipment. This study aims to explore the diagnostic performance of GPs in carotid plaque detection using AI-enhanced POCUS after systematic training. METHODS This diagnostic accuracy trial was conducted in Shanghai, where 7 GPs received systematic training then recruited patients with high…