Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGWXhd2NTUc/ Affected is Lot #120824-01, expiration 8/26. This recalled product was sold in Florida, Kentucky, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio, Alabama, Missouri, and California. Immediately return the product to the...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWWyWkPN40/ A defect in the can lid can compromise the product’s seal with leakage and/or contamination. The recalled tuna was sold at H-E-B stores in Texas; Trader Joe’s locations in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wa...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGWWTxeP0fQ/ The recall involves 120 8.8-ounce plastic bags with the CHOSHIYA brand and an expiration date of January 29, 2025.  This bacterium can cause serious illness if ingested. These packages were sold exclusively at Tokyo Central Costa Mesa in Costa Mesa, California. Immediately discard the product or return it to the place of pu...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWV0XwRYWy/ A push-on connector inside the powerhead overheats leading to fires and burns. About 217,500 of these recalled mowers were sold nationwide at Home Depot and Direct Tools Factory Outlet stores, as well as online at www.homedepot.com and www.directtoolsoutlet.com , between February 2021 and January 2025.Stop using these recalled mowers and contac...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGWVOU1tfu_/ The impeller and auger assembly in these machines can continue rotating after the control lever is released creating  risks. About 6,260 of these snow throwers were sold nationwide at authorized Ariens dealers, as well as at Ace Hardware, Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Do It Best, Family Farm & Home, Mills Fleet Farm, Northe...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWUozTOm95/ About 125,000 of these microphones were sold nationwide at Meijer, DD's Discounts/Ross, Target, Walmart, and Nebraska Furniture Mart stores in Nebraska, Iowa, Texas, and Kansas, as well as online at Amazon.com and Target.com, from October 2020 through October 2022. S top using these recalled microphones and contact Jazwares at 1-888-341-088...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGWUG7_ssfi/ About 500,000 ranges were sold nationwide at Best Buy, Costco, The Home Depot, Lowe’s, and other appliance retailers, as well as online at LG.com, from 2015 through January 2025. Immediately contact LG at 1-800-399-3265 to receive a free warning label and instructions on how to properly use the Control Lock or Lock Out feat...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWTj3bPYT1/ These garments violate federal flammability standards for clothing. About 59,450 units were sold nationwide at TravisMathew stores, independent clothing and golf course retailers, and online at TravisMathew.com and other websites from January 2024 through October 2024.Stop wearing these recalled garments and contact TravisMathew at 1- 877-969-1...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGWS6OLxGVI/ These gates violate federal safety regulations for expansion gates and enclosures since a child's body can fit through openings with subsequent entrapment. The recall affects four versions of the model number W046 pressure-mounted steel and ABS plastic gates including those with pet doors . About 1,500 gates were sold e...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWSbKUPZpi/ These baby carriers fail structural integrity and occupant retention standards.  About 18,650 sling carriers were sold exclusively on Temu.com between July 2023 and September 2024. Stop using the recalled sling carriers. To receive a full refund, tcut the carrier into pieces, take a photo of the destroyed product, and email it to 1251530867@qq....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGWR5B-tMr6/ Affected are model numbers 2292112, 2280182, and 2280199 . About 26,500 pistols were sold at Big 5 stores in the Western U.S., Modern Combat Sports in Vista, California, and online at Amazon.com, Valken.com, and MCSUS.com between May 2022 and July 2023. Immediately stop using the recalled air pistols and contact Umarex at1-...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWRUL6NfqB/ Affected is model number BBL-MM-LAMP . About 1,280 units were sold at blockbluelight.com from December 2023 through November 2024. Stop using these recalled lamps and contact BlockBlueLight at 1-917-277-8422 or via the email product@blockbluelight.com for a full refund , store credit, or a free replacement lamp .  Dispose of these lithium batte...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGWQ2Nktz8i/ Affected is model number 240-14-1380. About 4,400 menorahs were sold nationwide at Target stores and online at Target.com starting in October 2024. Immediately stop using these recalled menorahs and return them to any Target store for a full refund, either in the original form of payment or as a Target gift card.  Consumers...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWQZljvlUL/ Affected are both LoGest Climbing Ropes with Carabiners and LoGest Climbing Ropes with Heavy-Duty Metal Hook .   About 22,500 units ropes sold exclusively online at Amazon.com from March 2021 through November 2024 nationwide and in Canada and Mexico.   I mmediately stop climbing with these recalled climbing ropes , uninstall them, and register...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGWP8p-ufB7/ About 17,300 pjs were sold exclusively online at SHEIN.com between August 2023 and November 2024.  S top allowing your kids to wear these recalled sleepwear.  Contact SHEIN at 1- 833-853-8668 or via the email uscsteam@shein.com to obtain a refund. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/SHEIN-Distribution-Corporation-Recalls-Chil...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWPZ2Vs0pm/ The tow handle on these coolers can pinch consumers' fingertips creating a risk of amputation and crushing injuries. The recall includes multiple models manufactured before January 2024, and the date codes may be found on the bottom of the cooler. About 1 million of these coolers were sold at major retailers, including Costco, Target, Acade...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGWA3Q0NTV5/ This groundbreaking valve is custom-printed for each adult and pediatric patient.  Created by Georgia Tech bioengineers using shape memory material, the folded valve is introduced in a catheter.  Once in place, it resorbs over time after providing a scaffold for the patient’s own body to regenerate and reconstruct it with tissue over time.  Cur...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGWAQ9WPyMT/ A handheld device carried in ambulances can rapidly determine whether a stroke is caused by a blocked brain blood vessel or by one that is bleeding.  German neurologists have just reported this advance at this year’s International Stroke Conference. The device determines blood levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein or GF...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGV_wiRN_Uo/ Feeding your infant a fiber-rich diet cuts the risk of later celiac disease by 40%.  Swedish gastroenterologists at Lund University followed 6,500 children with celiac disease family history tabulating their dietary intake and testing for the development of celiac-specific antibodies. The data shows that increasing fiber in a baby’s diet, parti...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGV_NA1RulM/ Pancreatic ductal carcinoma, a particularly deadly form of this dread cancer, emits a tell-tale enzymatic change that can help detect its presence earlier when it is more treatable.   Cancer biologists at the Oregon Health & Science University have developed a blood test, dubbed the PAC-MANN, that detects this form of ...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGV-ufCsp6u/ Yo-yo dieting, repeated cycles of weight loss and gain over years, is associated with a 25% higher risk of demonstrable kidney disease for insulin-dependent diabetics.  French endocrinologists followed 1,432 subjects over 21 years tabulating body-weight variability and monitoring their kidney function. Repeated body-weight cycling is associated...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGV5FSROObD/ This condition of late pregnancy, heralded by dangerously high blood pressures and organ failure, kills 70,000 women worldwide each year.  Seattle obstetricians and precision medicine researchers at the University of Washington now announce in the journal Nature a test that can predict this devastating complication with 80%...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGV4gnitvGG/ Over the past 2 years, the incidence of bird flu, H5N1, has surged in domestic cats.  This according to research veterinarians at the University of Maryland’s Schools of Public Health and Veterinary Medicine.   Cats can contract the virus by eating infected birds or ingesting dairy products from infected animals.   When they do, the case-fatali...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGV34OuOFyT/ We are in a historically severe influenza season with cases driving an outpatient visit rate that is a 15 year high.  During this 2024-2025 season so far,  CDC has clocked more than 24 million cases, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths.  A record breaking 57 children have already died. The reasons?  General flu immu...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGV3YEWscsY/ Using a surgical robot to precisely manipulate a fiberoptic bronchoscope was first reported in 2018 by Washington University-St. Louis pulmonologist Alexander Chen MD.  The technique permitted examination and biopsy of smaller, more peripheral cancers leading to earlier initiation of therapy. Just published in the journal CHEST is the first lar...