Cary Spotlight | Issue #121

Brené Brown Explores Emotional Pitfalls | Navigating Asthma Drug Changes | Stay Safe: Listeria Recall Notice

In this Cary Spotlight Issue…

💭Spotlight Hook Trivia

☀️ Cary NC Weather

📅 Lots Of Events This Week

▶️ Brené Brown tackles the “near enemy”

📰 Insurance Challenges and Shortages Follow Replacement of Key Asthma Drug for Kids

📰 Nationwide Recall Issued for Dairy Products Amid Deadly Listeria Outbreak

▶️ Psychology of a Hero: MATILDA

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🏛️ Support Cary Local Businesses

Question: Who is the first African American to attend and graduate from the U.S. Navy Diving & Salvage training, becoming the first African American U.S. Navy diver?

A) Carl Sagan B) Carl Brashear C) Carl Lewis

(Answer at the bottom of the newsletter.)

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Insurance Challenges and Shortages Follow Replacement of Key Asthma Drug for Kids

After GSK replaced Flovent with a generic version named fluticasone, many patients have struggled to obtain the medication due to insurance not covering the generic. This has put children with asthma, like four-year-old Bryce Cohen, at risk as their families and doctors face difficulties securing the necessary treatment.

The switch was influenced by financial considerations related to Medicaid rebates, but has led to complications with insurance formularies not listing the generic as a preferred medication, requiring cumbersome approval processes for alternatives that are often not suitable for young children.

Despite the challenges, healthcare providers are striving to find solutions, highlighting the tension between pharmaceutical pricing strategies and patient access to essential medications. Read Full Article

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Nationwide Recall Issued for Dairy Products Amid Deadly Listeria Outbreak

Following an investigation into a Listeria outbreak, Rizo-López Foods Inc. has expanded its recall of dairy products, impacting items sold at major retailers.

The outbreak has been linked to 26 cases across 11 states, prompting warnings from the CDC about the potential risks of Listeria infection, especially in vulnerable populations.

Consumers are urged to dispose of any recalled products and clean potentially contaminated areas. This incident adds to previous concerns regarding the safety of Rizo-López Foods Inc.'s products.

Brands and the products they have recalled in the past two weeks include:

Sprouts Farmers Market: No Brand Chicken Street Taco Kit
SaveMart: Chicken Street Taco Kit
The Perfect Bite Co: Mexican Style Street Corn Bites
Stater Bros: Chicken Street Taco Kit
Fresh Express: Fresh Express Salsa! Ensalada Kit, Marketside Southwest Chopped Salad Kit
Albertsons, Safeway, Eagle, Carrs-Safeway, Pavilions, Vons, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Shaw’s, Star Market, Lucky: Chicken Taco Kits and Meals
Dole, Marketside, President’s Choice: Salad kits
Fresh and Ready, Sprig and Sprout, Jack and Olive: Torta sandwiches
Marketside: Bacon Ranch Crunch Salad Kit
Marketside: Bacon Ranch Crunch Chopped Salad Kit
Bright Farms: Bright Farms Southwest Chipotle Crunch Kit salad kit
Trader Joe’s: Chicken Enchiladas Verde, Cilantro Salad Dressing, Elote Chopped Salad Kit, Southwest Salad
Marketside, Ready Pac Bistro: Southwest Chopped Salad Kit, Bacon Ranch Crunch Kit, Fresh Mex Chopped Kit, Queso Crunch Salad Kit
Rojo’s: Black Bean 6 Layer Dip
Don Pancho, HEB, Trader Joe’s: Cilantro Lime Crema, Everything Sauce Fiesta, Cilantro Cotija dressing, Poblano Caesar dressing, Cilantro Dressing, Street Taco Express Meal Kit.

For more information about specific product recalls, consumers can visit the FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts site.

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The Answer to the Cary Spotlight Hook Trivia Question 👇👇👇
B) Carl Brashear (19 January 1931−25 July 2006) Link to Bio

Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Carl Brashear was the first African American to attend and graduate from the U.S. Navy Diving & Salvage training, becoming the first African American U.S. Navy diver. Later on he qualified as master diver.

In 1970, as an amputee, he qualified as the first African-American master diver in the history of the U.S. Navy.