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The Maldives, where about a fifth of the population uses tobacco, is the first country to institute a generational smoking ban. View original article Contributor: Maham Javaid

Prepared pasta meals sold at major grocers including Albertsons, Kroger and Trader Joe’s were recalled amid a nationwide listeria outbreak, health officials said. View original article Contributor: Andrew Jeong

President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines. View original article Contributor: Rebecca Robbins and Annie Flanagan

Experts say new research findings suggesting that long-term use of melatonin could be associated with increased risk of heart failure need further investigation. View original article Contributor: Allyson Chiu

George Tidmarsh, the newly installed director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, was placed on leave Friday, an HHS spokeswoman said. View original article Contributor: Rachel Roubein

New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity. View original article Contributor: Sarah Kliff, Margot Sanger-Katz and Asmaa Elkeurti

The official, Dr. George Tidmarsh, has become embroiled in an ethical dispute and is now the target of a lawsuit over his actions involving certain drugs tied to a business associate. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett