Mike Stobbe

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The USDA will soon begin giving a vaccine developed by University of Pennsylvania researchers to calves.
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Meat Allergy Getting More Common, CDC Says
Alpha-gal syndrome is triggered by tick bites.
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The rate of deaths directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the pandemic.
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Listeria Outbreak Tied to 23 Illnesses, 1 Death
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So far, 109 people have been infected with an unusual strain of the E. coli bacteria.
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