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Kevin Morgan is a veteran of the healthcare industry with decades of experience in science, research, and health innovation, including work as a government consultant. He covers health with an evidence-based, community-focused perspective while also following food and dining, politics, elections, and sports. An avid runner, Kevin values active, healthy living.
Stories by Kevin Morgan
71 stories
September 2026
4 stories: 4 explainers
Mon
Explainer · Health · United States
Who should get COVID, flu and RSV shots for the 2026–27 season?
CDC guidance recommends COVID-19 vaccination for adults 18 and older, flu shots for everyone 6 months and older, and RSV shots for some adults.
Fri
Explainer · Health · United States
How older adults can reduce fall risks at home as millions seek emergency care
Mon
Explainer · Health · United States
What a reported link between GLP-1 drugs and a rare brain disorder means for patients
Sun
Explainer · Health · United States
About 2.3 million Ricky Joy sour candy bottles recalled over choking hazard
About 2.3 million Ricky Joy candy bottles are recalled in the US because detachable rolling balls pose a choking hazard to children, the CPSC says.
August 2026
12 stories: 11 explainers, 1 news story
Fri
Explainer · Health · World
What the malaria cases at Frankfurt Airport mean for travelers
Thu
Explainer · Health · United States
Daily sugary drinks linked to higher stomach cancer risk in U.S. study
Wed
Explainer · Health · United States
What a U.S. study says about cancer deaths among pilots and flight attendants
A US study of death certificates found pilots and flight attendants had the highest shares of deaths from radiation-related cancers.
Tue
Explainer · Health · United States
What Massachusetts’ new abortion law changes after 24 weeks
Tue
Explainer · Health · Washington DC
What to know about the recall of nearly 30,000 pounds of imported raw beef
Fri
Explainer · Health · United States
What beachgoers should know about Vibrio vulnificus after five Louisiana deaths
Louisiana health officials reported five deaths from Vibrio vulnificus in 2026, prompting warnings about warm coastal water and raw shellfish.
Mon
Explainer · Health · Washington DC
FDA recalls nearly 12 million Rohto cooling eye-drop bottles over sterility concerns
Mon
Explainer · Health · Washington DC
What to know about the Ukrop’s baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler recall
Sun
Explainer · Health · United States
What the Minnesota neglect finding means in the assisted-living case involving alcohol
State investigators found a Minnesota assisted-living facility negligent after a resident was served alcohol before a medical appointment.
Sun
Explainer · Health · New York City
What New York’s first confirmed Bourbon virus case means for tick season
Sat
News: Health · Los Angeles
Proposition 38 Faces Questions Over $4.2 Billion Earmark for Unnamed LA Research Institute
Sat
Explainer · Health · Colorado
What Hartman’s abandonment designation means for water, roads and local government in Colorado
After its local government resigned, Hartman, Colorado, was declared abandoned, leaving Prowers County to oversee its troubled water system.
July 2026
17 stories: 11 explainers, 6 news stories
Wed
Explainer · Health · New York City, New York
How AI Could Change Healthcare by 2030: Faster Diagnoses, More Personal Treatment and New Gene Therapies
Tue
Explainer · Health · Washington DC
19 cadets hospitalized in Laurel academy illness: what officials know, and what they do not
Tue
Explainer · Health · New York City, New York
Short sleep may slowly add pounds, Columbia researchers find
Columbia University researchers in New York City found that cutting sleep by 80 to 90 minutes a night leads to gradual weight gain.
Sun
Explainer · Health · New York City, New York
What New Yorkers should know about avoiding Legionnaires’ disease during the city outbreak
Fri
Explainer · Health · World
Microplastics in the bloodstream: what a new heart-attack study really shows
Fri
News: Health · United States
FDA says more than 1.5 million dozen eggs recalled over salmonella risk
Thu
Explainer · Environment · California
What Jackie the Big Bear eagle’s transfusion means as vets keep searching for the cause of her illness
Jackie, the Big Bear bald eagle, is in critical care after a blood transfusion in California as vets search for the cause of her severe anemia.
Thu
Tue
Explainer · Health · United States
Preventive full-body MRIs are getting attention again. What a Bay Area reader should know
Sun
Explainer · Technology · World
Tiny dental robot could one day make crown prep faster — but it is still a prototype
University of Basel researchers developed a miniature robot prototype to prepare teeth for crowns, but the device is not yet ready for patients.
Sat
Explainer · Health · United States
What Tampa General’s healthier hospital meals mean for patients, hospitals and Florida farms
Wed
News: Health · United States
Michigan health officials point to lettuce in parasite outbreak as Taco Bell is reviewed
Sat
Explainer · Health · United States
Why a resting heart rate above 100 can matter
A resting heart rate consistently above 100 beats a minute can signal underlying health issues like anemia, dehydration, or infection.
Tue
July 2026 continues on page 2 with 3 more stories.