Mike Stobbe

1. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Mike Stobbe

   93% of jalapeno salmonella problems came from Mexican restaurants including Chipotle and Qdoba, officials say | Fortune (opens the original)

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   Jalapeño peppers linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak have been traced back to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, federal officials say. At least 345 people in 27 states have been reported getting sick from the salmonella strain linked to the jalapeños. Most have been in Minnesota and Colorado. No deaths have been reported, but officials say 36 people have been hospitalized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the chili peppers were moved into the U.S. by Coast Cit

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2. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Mike Stobbe

   'Kind of the first time we've had an estimate like this': first CDC study on mold finds it's much deadlier than we thought | Fortune (opens the original)

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   A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and potentially deadly — threat. The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital. The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from an attempt to better gauge how common these kinds of illnesses are. The government does not require doctors to report the illnesses. “It’

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3. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Mike Stobbe

   Rich countries have cut road deaths by more than 30% in 30 years—but about 90% of fatal crashes now happen in poorer nations | Fortune (opens the original)

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   Road deaths are declining in the U.S. and worldwide, but lower-income countries aren’t experiencing much of the improvement, according to a study published Monday. Global rates of road injuries and deaths each fell more than 30% between 1990 and 2023, according to the study published in Lancet Public Health, which noted the progress varied from country to country. Pedestrian and vehicle occupant deaths rose over that time in six countries — including the United States. However, more recent data

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4. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Mike Stobbe

   CDC nominee refuses to say if she'd defy RFK Jr. on vaccine orders | Fortune (opens the original)

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   The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’s top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators on Wednesday when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling. Dr. Erica Schwartz told the Senate health committee she “will never betray the science” and pledged to use “radical transparency” in a bid to rebuild public trust in the agency. But several senators questioned how she might ha

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