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Cheetos & Doritos Get Dye-Free Makeover With New ‘Simply NKD’ Line
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 — Bright orange fingers may soon be less common for some snackers. PepsiCo announced that it will begin selling new versions of Cheetos and Doritos that contain no artificial colors or flavors. The line, called "Simply...
Deadly Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Infects 9 in Ethiopia, WHO Confirms
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 — At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola. This marks the country’s first known outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the World Health...
Washington Reports First Human Case of Rare Bird Flu Strain
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 — A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test positive for a rare bird flu strain that has never before been found in humans. The older adult, who has underlying health problems...

MCI, Dementia Risks Up With Increasing Biological Severity of Alzheimer Disease
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 -- For individuals who are currently cognitively unimpaired, the lifetime and 10-year absolute risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia increases with increasing amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) centiloid...
Social Needs Screening Improved With Programs Focusing on Smaller Populations
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 -- Social needs programs focused on smaller, targeted populations are more likely to screen and assist more patients, according to a systematic review published online Nov. 11 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Eva Chang...
AI-Driven Method IDs Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias in Primary Care
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 -- Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital detection identifies Alzheimer disease and related dementias in primary care without costing physicians time or money, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in JAMA Network...

FDA Requests Labeling Changes Related to Safety Information to Clarify the Benefit/Risk Considerations for Menopausal Hormone Therapies
Audience: Health Care Professional, Consumer November 10, 2025 -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed application holders of menopausal hormone therapies (MHT), also commonly referred to as Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)...
Fresenius Kabi Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Three Lots of Famotidine Injection, USP, 20 mg per 2 mL (10 mg per mL), 2 mL Fill in a 2 mL Vial Due to Out-of-Specification Endotoxin Results in Certain Reserve Samples
Audience: Health Care Professional, Pharmacy November 6,2025 – LAKE ZURICH, Ill.— Fresenius Kabi, part of the global healthcare company Fresenius, and a leading provider of essential medicines and medical technologies is voluntarily...
FDA Warns Companies Over Illegal Marketing of Botox and Related Products
Audience: Health Care Professional, Consumer November 05, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued 18 warning letters to owners of websites illegally marketing unapproved and misbranded botulinum toxin products, commonly called Botox...