A critically ill Connecticut woman has been treated for the same life-threatening, flesh-eating infection that is plaguing Japan. The American patient was admitted to her local hospital after experiencing symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath, elevated heart rate and low blood pressure. Subsequent medical scans showed fluid buildup in the patient’s lungs as well … Read more
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A Bluey T-shirt has been removed from sale after it sparked outrage online. The “unauthorized” children’s shirt depicts the Bluey cast wearing Palestinian scarves and sports the slogan “From the river to the sea Palestine will be free!” The “Freedom Fighter Bluey” T-shirt was being sold by Australian volunteer organization Free Palestine Printing, The Australian reports. The … Read more
In this post-pandemic world, many have become hyperaware of illness around them — giving rise to stigma at even the slightest sign of a cold. Now, a simple cough, sniffle or sneeze can reduce someone to social outcast status — aka “sick shaming” — as those around them fear a fresh case of COVID-19. To … Read more
Violent videos of Australian schoolchildren are spreading across social media in what police fear is a disturbing new trend. More than 20 of the videos, which show kids beating and kicking each other, have been shared to one social media page alone within the last month. The trend has swept schools across Melbourne, with alarming … Read more
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise nationwide, a new variant dubbed “Pirola” has experts worried. Also referred to as BA.2.86, Pirola is a highly mutated variant of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, which emerged in 2021 and led to a frightful spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths. “When Omicron hit in the winter of … Read more
Doctors are alarmed over a new strain of gonorrhea — a common sexually transmitted infection — that is almost incurable. And gonorrhea rates continue to climb: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 1.6 million new cases each year, and half of those are resistant to antibiotics. To clap back against the scourge of … Read more
There’s gotta be a butter way with a low margarine for error. A TikTok influencer divided social media after revealing the alleged correct way to spread those hotel pats of butter on bread — a technique that can apparently have “explosive” results if executed incorrectly. A video of her revolutionary butter-spreading hack has amassed over … Read more
Lyme disease, the notorious illness spread by ticks, has a deadly cousin that’s spreading fast. Doctors are warning that ticks are also rapidly spreading the Powassan virus, which causes a little-known disease that’s incurable and can be deadly. This month, a 58-year-old Maine man died of complications caused by Powassan, the Washington Post reported, marking … 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
(WWLP) – There’s another virus that’s spreading this fall. Norovirus is a stomach bug that is highly contagious and painful. The virus can be serious and anyone can get it. Local residents taking extra precautions as flu season nears Norovirus is the most common cause of intestinal issues in the U.S. The CDC recommends washing … Read more
A specific type of poliovirus has been spreading in Rockland County, New York, as well as in neighboring areas, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to add the United States to a list of countries (opens in new tab) where similar polioviruses have been detected. The list includes about 30 countries in Europe, Asia and … Read more