‘Queen Of Soul’s’ Death Highlights Viciousness Of Pancreatic Cancers
Pancreatic cancer is the third-leading cause of death from cancer in the United States, following lung and colorectal cancers. In other public health news: kidney donations; Chipotle to retrain employees, again; and heavy metals found in baby food.
USA Today:
Aretha Franklin: Pancreatic Cancer Killed Soul Legend
Legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin died of a rare form of pancreatic cancer, a disease that is difficult to discover early and among the most deadly forms of cancer. Pancreatic cancer will kill an estimated 44,300 Americans in 2018, according to the American Cancer Society. (Alltucker, 8/16)
CNN:
Pancreatic Cancer: Here's Why It's So Deadly
Pancreatic cancer is the third-leading cause of death from cancer in the United States, after lung and colorectal cancers. The lifetime risk of developing it is about 1 in 63 for men, and 1 in 65 for women. This year, about 55,440 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and the disease will kill about 44,330 people, according to the American Cancer Society. (Landau, 8/16)
PBS NewsHour:
The Economic Principle That Powers This Kidney Donor Market
A hundred thousand Americans are on a waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor. But another option is the paired-organ exchange, which allows living kidney donors who are not a match with their intended recipient to network with others who are. (Solman, 8/16)
NPR:
Chipotle To Retrain Employees After Latest Outbreak Of Food Poisoning
Health officials have determined that a type of bacteria found in food left at unsafe temperatures is the cause of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that struck 647 people who ate last month at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Ohio. Between July 26 and July 30, customers of a Chipotle restaurant in Powell, Ohio, just north of Columbus, complained of food poisoning and diarrhea after eating tacos and burrito bowls there. (Neuman, 8/17)
USA Today Network:
Baby Food: 'Worrisome' Levels Of Heavy Metals Found In Some Brands
A new analysis of packaged foods made for babies and toddlers found "worrisome" levels of heavy metals in two-thirds of the tested products. Consumer Reports analyzed 50 nationally distributed baby foods checking for cadmium, lead, mercury and inorganic arsenic, the type most harmful to health. (8/16)