West Genesee Central School District shows what is needed for a successful school meal program that promotes local produce and trying new fruits and vegetables.
Bacteria in pet food—especially raw diets—can spread from your pet’s bowl to your kitchen to you. Here’s how to lower the risk for both pets and people.
A regular update on emerging federal vaccine issues. On Apr. 16, 2026, this list—drawn from news reports and other information—ranks the most significant changes to vaccination policy, with brief commentary from the editors.
VaccinesPeter Lurie, MD, MPH, Sarah Despres, Josh Rising, MD, MPH, Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
Unpasteurized cheese, glass in frozen foods, undeclared drugs in supplements, and more. See the latest food, cookware, and supplement recalls and safety tips.
More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state agency administered changes called for in President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Since early 2025, several large federal health grants to states have been suspended and then restored after legal challenges. Hundreds of millions of dollars that had already been allocated by Congress were briefly put on hold before the court intervened. From the outside, these episodes may look like routine disputes between states and the federal government, as such cancellations do happen. But inside state agencies and in communities, they create something more consequential: uncertainty that interrupts crucial public health programs–even if states ultimately get the money.
