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‘No Smoking’ Signs on Planes Can Now Stay On Forever

The days of airplane cabins hazy with cigarette smoke are long gone, but a reminder of that era is still visible inside commercial jets. Smoking has been banned on commercial flights in the United States for decades, but the Federal Aviation Administration is only just updating an outdated rule to …

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F.D.A. Names a New Chief of Medical Devices

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced that Dr. Michelle Tarver, an agency veteran, will be the new director of the medical device division. Dr. Tarver will face a slate of pressing tasks, that include addressing calls to strengthen standards to protect the public from issues like racial bias …

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E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

One person has died and 49 people have become ill following an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. Most cases have been reported in Colorado and Nebraska. Initial investigations have suggested that the slivered onions served on …

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