Dominique Brown, a Disney theme park enthusiast and influencer, passed away Thursday, Dec. 5. Brown suffered a severe allergic reaction at a holiday event in Los Angeles hosted by BoxLunch. The 34-year-old was known for her love of Disney and co-founding Black Girl Disney. She reportedly had a severe peanut allergy and, according to reports,…

The Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to ban a common, artificial food dye often used in candy, snacks and beverages. The FDA said it has reviewed the safety of Red Dye No. 3, made from petroleum “multiple times” since its first approval in 1969. However, there’s a petition asking the agency to investigate…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. encouraged Mark McAfee to apply for an advisory role at the Food and Drug Administration, as McAfee confirmed on Thursday, Dec. 5. McAfee’s RAW FARM in Fresno County, California, is developing standards for selling safe raw milk, and Kennedy has been a long-time customer.Following the detection of the bird flu virus…

Just 6% of federal employees work in the office full time, while about one-third are fully remote, according to a new report from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. The investigation discovered that remote work has resulted in American taxpayers receiving inadequate services including backlogs, delays, unanswered phone calls and emails, and no-show appointments.  Ernst highlighted one…

GLP-1 drugs are reshaping the way Americans look at weight loss now that the FDA has approved a few of them to help battle obesity. Now, a new study is shedding light on two of the most popular drugs people turn to to help them shed pounds. In the first head-to-head randomized clinical trial of…

The latest hotspot for the bird flu in the United States, California, announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3, that it is expanding a recall of raw milk products to cover the entire state. The voluntary recall comes after recent tests reportedly detected H5N1 in two more samples from the nation’s largest raw milk dairy, Raw Farm,…

The CDC has given an important all-clear about eating at McDonald’s. The public health agency says the outbreak of E. coli affecting sliced onions on the chain’s Quarter Pounders is over. Since the investigation began in October, the CDC and FDA identified 104 cases in 14 states, mostly in the Midwest and Mountain West. They…

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday, Dec. 2, on whether to reinstate a federal ban on sweet-flavored vaping products. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to regulate the products as another step in its effort to fight teen nicotine addiction. Over the past few years, the FDA has denied more…

A Canadian nonprofit that helps women get the abortion pill in countries with restrictions said it has seen a major surge in requests from the United States following the presidential election. Women on Web said it had 35 requests per day coming from the United States before the election. In the days after, it received…

President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments are generating controversy and conversation for their unconventional nature, but they also stand out as one of the most ideologically diverse in modern history. From pro-union Republicans to former Democrats and figures tied to liberal causes, the cabinet reflects a broad range of political perspectives under Trump’s populist vision.   Among…