Severe weather outbreak with tornadoes could impact 20 states late this week

Severe weather outbreak with tornadoes could impact 20 states late this week

March won’t be going out like a lamb this year as a potential severe weather outbreak looms for the Plains, Midwest and South to close out the month, less than a week after a deadly tornado outbreak tore across Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia last Friday night and into the weekend. The setup for severe weather can be traced back to a bomb cyclone that has … Read more

Whale with severe scoliosis seen struggling off coast of Spain

Whale with severe scoliosis seen struggling off coast of Spain

A massive whale that was once thought to be in distress was soon discovered to be suffering from a deformation of the spine. The 40-ton fin whale was spotted near Cullera beach last Saturday in Valencia, Spain, located about 200 miles southwest of Barcelona. Rescuers received a call from the skipper of a passing boat … Read more

Severe storms menace nearly 40 million from Texas through the Southeast

Severe storms menace nearly 40 million from Texas through the Southeast

The FOX Forecast Center is tracking an active springlike pattern that will produce an extended threat of severe weather from Texas through the Southeast starting on Wednesday and lasting through the end of the workweek. Computer forecast models show a series of storm systems will tap into the available moisture and produce the threat of hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. The severe weather threat … Read more

Electric cars may reduce severe asthma attacks, improve lung health: study

Electric cars may reduce severe asthma attacks, improve lung health: study

These findings are a breath of fresh air. A new study from the University of Southern California shows a potential link between electric cars and improved lung health. Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at USC analyzed the number of asthma-related hospital visits compared to electric car ownership in the Golden State. They discovered … Read more

I nursed my cheating husband back to health from severe brain trauma — then he cheated again

I nursed my cheating husband back to health from severe brain trauma — then he cheated again

She learned the hard way that her hubby is a cheater — and a phoney! As her husband lay unconscious in a hospital bed, clinging to life after narrowly surviving a terrible car accident in January 2022, mom of two Kate Sifuentes sat weeping at his bedside, feeling overcome with guilt.  She feared he’d attempted to … Read more

4-year-old in severe pain discovers magnetic bracelet in stomach

4-year-old in severe pain discovers magnetic bracelet in stomach

It was a real stick-to-your-ribs meal. Doctors were flabbergasted after discovering that a four-year-old’s “colicky” pain turned out to be caused by a magnetic bracelet that he’d swallowed. “We present a case of a 4-year-old boy who ingested multiple magnetic beads,” reads the alarming case study, which is slated to be published in February 2023 … Read more

Flu cases on the rise as US prepares for possibly severe season, data shows

Flu cases on the rise as US prepares for possibly severe season, data shows

Influenza cases are rising in the United States as the country prepares for a potentially severe season. During the week ending Oct. 1– the latest date for which data is available — there were 969 cases of influenza A and 52 cases of influenza B reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What’s … Read more

‘Severe’ monkeypox spread brings warning from Alabama health department

‘Severe’ monkeypox spread brings warning from Alabama health department

Severe cases of monkeypox are being reported in America and Alabama health officials are asking people at risk to get screened. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports “at least” 139 cases of monkeypox in the state as of Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said some of the cases reported across the … Read more

We could be in for a severe flu season. Here’s what to know.

We could be in for a severe flu season. Here’s what to know.

Health “Fewer people have gotten flu in the last couple of years, and that’s always a little bit of a warning sign.” David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe, File After two years of not much activity, the flu could come roaring back this year.  The return of a potentially robust or even severe flu season has … Read more

CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient | CNN

CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient | CNN

CNN  —  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox. The alert comes as Ohio reported that an individual with monkeypox has died – the third known death of a patient with monkeypox in the United States. Ohio listed … Read more

Health officials urge flu vaccination, COVID-19 booster ahead of potentially more severe flu season

Health officials urge flu vaccination, COVID-19 booster ahead of potentially more severe flu season

WYNNEWOOD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — With the temperatures dropping, health officials are warning of a potentially more severe flu season compared to past years. “Each year, scientists look at the circulating strains in the Southern Hemisphere and try to predict what strains are going to be in the Northern Hemisphere,” said Dr. Lawrence Livornese, Chairman of … Read more

As California braces for severe flu season, doctors urge shots — with or without a COVID booster

As California braces for severe flu season, doctors urge shots — with or without a COVID booster

It’s more critical than ever to get a flu shot this year, say Bay Area infectious disease experts. Two-plus years of the COVID-19 pandemic have created conditions — including lower influenza vaccination rates and less natural immunity than in the pre-pandemic period — that could make the upcoming flu season one of the worst in … Read more

Severe common cold cases increasing among young children may be pegged to COVID-19 lockdowns

Severe common cold cases increasing among young children may be pegged to COVID-19 lockdowns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As children have headed back to school over these last few weeks, doctors have noticed an increase in severe cases of the common cold among some children from two of the most common viruses known to cause the upper respiratory infection: rhinoviruses and enteroviruses. That’s according to … Read more