This episode covers key health stories making headlines this week. We talk about Florida’s push to remove ultra-processed foods from public school meals and a new FDA-approved antibiotic for urinary tract infections (UTIs). There’s also an update on Alzheimer’s research, including a new blood test that may track its progression earlier.

We look at how artificial dyes in snacks are being phased out, how chewing gum might expose you to microplastics, and what recent data says about drug overdose deaths in the U.S. Also in this episode: a second successful pig kidney transplant, new reports on measles and bird flu cases, and rising concerns about pertussis and pediatric flu.

Timestamps

00:00 – Intro and listener feedback

01:22 – Florida schools and processed food ban

11:14 – Artificial food dyes removed by snack companies

21:14 – New Alzheimer’s blood test development

24:01 – Listeria outbreak tied to frozen shakes

26:21 – Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico

29:55 – Bird flu hospitalizations across the U.S.

32:27 – Drop in drug overdose death rates

36:28 – Pig kidney transplant marks progress in organ research

42:02 – Microplastics in chewing gum

46:53 – FDA approves new UTI antibiotic

55:12 – Increase in pertussis and flu deaths in children

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