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Heavy wildfire smoke from Canada entered Northeast Ohio Thursday morning, prompting a slew of advisories and closures due to poor air quality

Recent cases of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis have been linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at some Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia, according to aration.The FDA investigation has identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico used by the Taco Bell locations where sick people ate. 

Air quality levels in parts of the Chicago area Thursday were off the charts as they stretched to levels NBC 5 meteorologists said haven’t been seen in years

A thick, smoky haze combined with intense heat ranging from 88 to 100 degrees lingered inside Ford Motor’s Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne throughout the night and into the morning of July 16, sending several dozen assembly line workers to the medical unit. Then some were taken out on stretchers by ambulance to area hospitals,…

The latest foodborne illness attacking bellies across the nation goes by the name cyclosporiasis (sigh-klo-spor-eye-uh-sis), and its reach is growing by the day

Infectious disease research demands more than technical knowledge. At the University of Melbourne, students are learning how safety, regulation and critical thinking can help to turn laboratory insights into better care

Time spent working with uninsured and underinsured patients helped bring Dr. Margaret Pearce back to her home state to train in ECU Health’s Rural Family Medicine Residency Program. After spending three years training in some of the region’s most rural communities, she made the decision to continue serving where her skills are most needed: right…

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region

People across the United States are taking a closer look at their lettuce and leafy greens this summer thanks to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness that causes several symptoms, the most notable being severe, watery diarrhea

July 16, 2026 — Parts of the U.S. are experiencing smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting down and summer temperatures pushing up, creating a potentially deadly situation, according to the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere