A popular Hawaiian vacation destination has been closed to the public after a surfer suffered a shark bite earlier this week. The incident happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Nov. 5, when a surfer was bitten by a shark while swimming in Kaua’i island’s Hanalei Bay, the Ocean Safety Bureau (OSB) said in a news release. The surfer, … Read more
Federal officials are warning consumers that certain meals from HelloFresh contain spinach that may have been contaminated with listeria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the public health alert on Monday for FSIS-inspected, ready-to-eat meals produced by FreshRealm. The impacted products include 10.1-ounce containers of “HELLO FRESH READY MADE MEALS CHEESY PULLED … Read more
Florida’s about to get a free shipment of dust — straight from the desert. A mammoth cloud of Saharan dust, roughly the size of the continental U.S., is barreling across the Atlantic and expected to smother parts of the Sunshine State in a rusty haze this week. The gritty gift from North Africa has already … Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently announced a public health alert over a Mexican-inspired pork product sold at Aldi supermarkets nationwide. The 16-ounce refrigerated sleeved tray packages, which are labeled “Pork Carnitas,” were flagged in a public announcement on April 19 due to potential foreign object contamination. The FSIS … Read more
No soup for you! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a public health alert for a variety of packaged soup and bowl products. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the warning for 13 products that may be contaminated with a foreign material — specifically wood — in the cilantro. Molly’s … Read more
Horton hears an earthquake! A herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo acted on instinct and formed an “alert circle” around their young to protect the calves against the earthquake that rattled Southern California on Monday, amazing video shows. In addition to their gargantuan ears, elephants have a unique ability to sense sounds through … Read more
It’s the drink that makes them think — and not in a good way. Bartenders the world over seem to have the same attitude when it comes to one particular cocktail: the Long Island Iced Tea. Mixologists often say that patrons who order this boozy beverage are intent on getting black-out drunk and are likely … Read more
A major health alert has been issued after cases of measles were detected in two recent travelers who returned to Perth from Singapore. One return traveler arrived at Perth Airport on Singapore Airlines SQ225 on December 8 between 5.30am and 6.30am. The person visited several venues in the metro area while infected with measles between … Read more
Erin Andrews came with receipts. The Fox Sports broadcaster called out a Milwaukee-based meteorologist, Sam Kuffel of CBS 58, who claimed she made up a weather alert in Green Bay during the Packers-Lions game Sunday. Andrews was reporting in the rain from Lambeau Field, where she said on the broadcast that she received an alert … Read more
Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27. Similar to Ebola, the rare but very severe illness can be fatal in up to 88% of people who become sick depending on the viral strain and management of the case. That’s why German authorities … Read more
Many people adjacent to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ circle heard whispers about his parties long before he was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations on sex trafficking allegations and thrown in a Brooklyn cell. In the latest documentary to pop up about the embattled hip-hop mogul, TMZ’s “The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment,” several speak out about … Read more
Several popular beaches along the Maryland and Delaware coast were closed to swimming after medical waste, including needles, washed ashore last week. Swimming was prohibited at beaches that included Ocean City, Maryland, and Fenwick Island, Delaware, and both state and federal beaches on Assateague Island, which is part of Maryland and Virginia. In a social … Read more
Are we about to get “rocked?” NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on Tuesday evening. Dubbed 2024 ON, the celestial space rock measures 950 feet in diameter — approximately the size of a football stadium. The entity is being monitored by the … Read more
Come Monday, April 8, a wide swath of the United States will witness the celestial event of the decade when a total solar eclipse in Aries will momentarily blot out the sun and render the world in eerie shades of gray. Eclipses have long been associated with fate, reversals of fortune and points of no … Read more
US health officials are warning of an increase in rare bacterial illnesses than can lead to meningitis and possible death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert to US doctors on Thursday about an increase in cases of one type of invasive meningococcal disease, most of it due to a specific strain … Read more
Prince Harry found out about King Charles’ prostate diagnosis from the media rather than Buckingham Palace, according to a report. The Duke of Sussex, 39, was briefed on his father’s upcoming medical procedure, set to take place next week, in a message that reached him only after he had already read about the news online, … Read more
Coffee is a part of many people’s daily grind — but how much is too much? A cup of joe stands firmly as America’s drink of choice, even surpassing water, according to the National Coffee Association The Food and Drug Administration recommends no more than 400 milligrams a day for healthy adults — which is about … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a food safety alert linked to several fruits. On Friday, November 17, the HMC Group Marketing, Inc., which does business as HMC Farms, voluntarily recalled peaches, plums and nectarines sold in retail stores between May 1 and November 15, 2022, and between May 1 and November 15, 2023. The … Read more
An Amber Alert saved Nicole Christine’s life — but not in the traditional sense. Prior to being startled by a blaring notification on her phone, indicating that the local authorities were on the hunt for a distressed minor, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based millennial was relaxing at home alone on Oct. 18, waiting for her live-in … Read more
The modern world is invading the Amish countryside. A former member of the famously plain-living community had the internet in quilt stitches over a story of how the national phone emergency alert on Oct. 4 got his friends back home in major trouble. Eli Yoder, who is ex-Amish, took to TikTok earlier this week to revealed … Read more
Someone at the Minneapolis Star Tribune is very jaded with their job. Lee Hodges won the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in the Minneapolis suburbs over the weekend by an impressive seven strokes, but whoever sends out the mobile alerts for the local newspaper was not all jazzed up about the accomplishment. The outlet … Read more
Cases of leprosy — an infectious disease that’s been around since ancient times — have increased dramatically in Florida, and health experts fear the infectious disease is now endemic in the Sunshine State. Central Florida accounts for nearly one-fifth of all cases in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), … Read more
Women with an average risk of breast cancer should get screened every other year starting at age 40 — 10 years earlier than previously recommended, according to draft guidance issued Tuesday by the US Preventive Services Task Force. “New and more inclusive science about breast cancer in people younger than 50 has enabled us to expand our … Read more
Up to 25% of middle and high school students are abusing prescription stimulants such as Adderall amid a national shortage of the ADHD drug, according to a sobering new study published Tuesday in Journal of the American Medical Association. University of Michigan researchers analyzed survey answers from schools across the country to assess the use … Read more
As the US Adderall shortage continues, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Thursday that noted a boom in prescriptions for the stimulant between 2020 and 2021. The CDC found that prescriptions for stimulants like Adderall – a drug made from amphetamine salts, used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – … Read more
The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued an urgent public safety alert regarding the animal tranquilizer xylazine — warning it is now being used as a cheap cutting agent for fentanyl in 48 states. The medication — known on the street as “tranq,” “tranq dope” and “zombie drug” — is approved by the Food and Drug … Read more
Keep your eye on this disturbing developing story. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 68 patients in 16 US states have been diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection likely caused by preservative-free eyedrops. The health organization says a rare strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is resistant to antibiotics, has resulted in the death … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a “serious public health alert,” warning of a nationwide spike in “extensively drug-resistant” shigellosis. The highly contagious bacterial infection attacks the intestines and causes inflammatory, sometimes bloody diarrhea, according to the CDC’s “emergency and preparedness response.” There are about 450,000 shigellosis infections every year in the US, … Read more
The new Fox procedural “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” features a novel twist — a divorced couple (played by Dania Ramirez and Scott Caan) hunting for missing people each week. “I think what I love the most is that we get to show a different kind of couple,” Ramirez, 43, told The Post. “We’re not together. … Read more
Public health officials in North Dakota issued a rabies alert Tuesday after learning someone brought a captive raccoon inside a bar in the small town of Maddock. The North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services is advising anyone who may have been bitten or had contact with the raccoon’s saliva to speak with a … Read more
MADDOCK, N.D. (AP) — A woman walked into a North Dakota bar carrying a raccoon, leading health officials to warn those who had contact with the animal about possible rabies exposure. Bartender Cindy Smith said she was serving drinks at the Maddock Bar last week when a local resident brought in the animal during happy … Read more