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Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil

— OPINION — In what has become a far too common and troubling occurrence, another whole genome sequenced (WGS) patient — one of the 61 confirmed sick in June 2024 — has come forward

By Bill Marler

/ 18 Oct 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil

Healthcare providers see raw milk dangers, but it doesn’t come up much with patients

With the avian influenza virus added to the long list of dangerous pathogens, raw milk is riskier than ever. That reality is well known to the nation’s healthcare providers

By News Desk

/ 7 Jul 2025

Healthcare providers see raw milk dangers, but it doesn’t come up much with patients

Federal agencies won’t report what companies were involved in romaine outbreak despite promise of ‘radical transparency’

Both the FDA and the CDC know what romaine lettuce grower is responsible for a deadly outbreak of E. coli O157 infections in late 2024, but the agencies won’t

By Coral Beach

/ 8 Apr 2025

Federal agencies won’t report what companies were involved in romaine outbreak despite promise of ‘radical transparency’

HHS announces restructuring plan, reducing workforce by 10,000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a major restructuring today, consolidating multiple agencies into a new Administration for Healthy America (AHA) and reducing its workforce by

By News Desk

/ 27 Mar 2025

Trump announces pick to lead CDC

President Trump plans to nominate Susan Monarez to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a post on his social media platform. Monarez is not

By News Desk

/ 25 Mar 2025

Machine learning links up to 64 percent of Salmonella cases to chicken and vegetables

A study by the CDC, FDA and USDA used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and machine learning to identify chicken and vegetables as leading sources of Salmonella enterica infections in the United

By Jonan Pilet

/ 24 Mar 2025

Machine learning links up to 64 percent of Salmonella cases to chicken and vegetables

Researchers report Salmonella as top cause of foodborne illness deaths in 2019

New research shows there were 9.9 million domestically acquired foodborne illnesses in the United States in 2019. The most recent data available before this was published in 2011. By

By Coral Beach

/ 20 Mar 2025

Researchers report Salmonella as top cause of foodborne illness deaths in 2019

Publisher’s Platform: FDA, CDC where is the transparency?

89 people were sickened, 36 were hospitalized, 7 developed kidney failure and 1 person died in 15 States States impacted: Arizona (2), Colorado (1), Illinois (7), Indiana (8), Kansas (1)

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Mar 2025

Publisher’s Platform: FDA, CDC where is the transparency?

Lawmakers ask President Trump to restore interagency communications

Eighty-four members of Congress have written to President Trump expressing concerns about his actions regarding the CDC and USDA that will negatively impact the nation’s ability to ensure that

By Coral Beach

/ 26 Feb 2025

Lawmakers ask President Trump to restore interagency communications

Publisher’s Platform: Think about Lucas the next time you order a romaine lettuce salad

What happened to this child is horrible. Reminds me, where are the FDA and CDC in dealing with this unnamed E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce? With no fanfare

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Think about Lucas the next time you order a romaine lettuce salad

Publisher’s Platform: The CDC is MIA in Listeria and Salmonella outbreaks

— OPINION — Food Safety Advocate Questions Why Foodborne Illness Outbreaks are Unreported by the Premier Public Health Agency in the Time of Trump “Two multi-state foodborne illnesses outbreaks have been reported

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: The CDC is MIA in Listeria and Salmonella outbreaks

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

— OPINION — Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli, is a versatile bacterium. While many strains are harmless and a natural part of our intestinal flora, some can cause severe illness,

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

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Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil

Healthcare providers see raw milk dangers, but it doesn’t come up much with patients

Federal agencies won’t report what companies were involved in romaine outbreak despite promise of ‘radical transparency’

HHS announces restructuring plan, reducing workforce by 10,000

Trump announces pick to lead CDC

Machine learning links up to 64 percent of Salmonella cases to chicken and vegetables

Researchers report Salmonella as top cause of foodborne illness deaths in 2019

Publisher’s Platform: FDA, CDC where is the transparency?

Lawmakers ask President Trump to restore interagency communications

Publisher’s Platform: Think about Lucas the next time you order a romaine lettuce salad

Publisher’s Platform: The CDC is MIA in Listeria and Salmonella outbreaks

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices