public-health
Every record this desk has filed under public-health, newest first, each with the number of sources it can still show you.
Justice Department reports 50,710 radiation compensation claims pending under the amended law
A Justice Department table updated November 2 lists 50,710 pending claims under the 2025 law that reauthorized the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. It reports 13,042 approvals and 223 denials in that group. The table does not say how long pending claims have waited or whether approved amounts have been paid.
Also filed underradiation-exposurecompensationjustice-departmentpublic-records
CDC amended Congo travel attestation covers crew and connecting flights from November 3
CDC's amended order requires covered people boarding U.S.-bound flights from abroad to attest they have not been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the previous 21 days. It includes crew, cargo flights and U.S. connections, with specified exemptions. The order applies to departures from 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time November 3 and is scheduled to end December 18 unless changed.
Also filed underair-travelcongocdcfederal-register
Executive Order 14433 gives agencies 60 days to develop and implement a D.C. campaign to cut invasive mosquitoes 90 percent and ticks 50 percent by 2028
Executive Order 14433, dated September 29 and published October 2, directs the Interior Department, the Agriculture Department, EPA and the General Services Administration to develop and implement a D.C. tick and mosquito campaign within 60 days, aiming by 2028 to cut invasive mosquitoes 90 percent and ticks 50 percent. By this desk's count, 60 days is November 28 and the 90-day prize and research steps fall December 28. The order names no specific pesticide and its text changes no regulation.
Also filed underexecutive-orderticksmosquitoeswashington-dcfederal-register
FDA approves the first treatment for Sanfilippo syndrome type A. The evidence used a historical comparison group.
Fayuvi's September 17 approval gives families a new treatment option. The study design and safety warnings matter alongside that milestone.
Also filed underfdagene-therapy
Two recalls this week come down to a number you can check at home: one UPC on a bag of broccoli sprouts, and six lot codes on wellness vials.
A Salmonella outbreak linked to sprouts has made 22 people sick in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Washington, two of them hospitalized, and Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, LLC is recalling 215 cases of broccoli sprouts carrying UPC 8 38796 00105 1 and five Use By dates from 9/07/26 to 9/16/26. Separately, Houston's Centric Compounding is recalling six lots of injectable Glutathione, Myer’s Cocktail and Tri-Immune Boost vials — shipped nationwide, including straight to patients' homes — after finding they were compounded with a Glutathione ingredient containing elevated endotoxin levels; the company has received nine reports of reactions. Both notices are company announcements posted by the FDA, and both ask for the same thing: match the code, and throw it out.
Also filed underfdarecallsfood-safetysalmonellacompounding
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