Florida has recorded another death from the potentially deadly bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, bringing the state’s 2026 death toll to five as health officials continue warning residents about raw shellfish and exposure to coastal waters. The latest fatality was reported in Pinellas County, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. As of Sept. 24,... Continue Reading →
A Florida husband is suing Publix and a food distributor after claiming his 74-year-old wife became gravely ill and died after eating frozen blueberries later tied to a major E. coli recall. Richard Mullins filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Pinellas County against Publix and Coral Gables-based distributor Quirch Foods Inc., alleging his wife, Karla... Continue Reading →
A 15-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital after suffering a terrifying seizure just moments after smoking cannabis she reportedly bought outside a popular designer shopping outlet in England. Sophy Smolnicka had been at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet before heading into a wooded area in Ellesmere Port with friends on September 9, according to accounts... Continue Reading →
A third person has died in an extremely rare malaria outbreak centered around Germany’s busiest airport, where health officials believe infected mosquitoes were inadvertently carried into the country aboard international aircraft. The latest victim lived in Schwanheim, a Frankfurt neighborhood immediately next to Frankfurt Airport, but had neither traveled to a malaria-endemic country nor worked... Continue Reading →
Two airport workers have died and four others were sickened in a bizarre malaria outbreak that health officials believe may have been caused by infected mosquitoes carried into Germany aboard an airplane. All six men worked at Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest airport, and none had recently traveled to a region where malaria is common —... Continue Reading →
A nationwide recall has been issued for a popular chocolate-covered snack after a consumer suffered an allergic reaction. The Better Bakehouse Snack Company is recalling certain packages of its Donutful Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Cake Donuts because they may contain milk that is not listed on the label, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.... Continue Reading →
A man who entered hospice expecting he might have only weeks to live stunned his family and caregivers by getting stronger instead — and eventually surviving long enough to be discharged. Mike Salmon, then 73, was placed in hospice care in January 2026 after enduring a devastating series of medical emergencies, including aortic aneurysms, sepsis... Continue Reading →
Bombshell newly released text messages are reopening one of the most bitter debates of the COVID era after revealing that Dr. Anthony Fauci privately raised concerns about the possible effects of mRNA vaccines on pregnant women while federal officials were working out what to tell the public. The January 2021 exchange shows Fauci discussing whether... Continue Reading →
When COVID-19 began tearing through America in the spring of 2020, the country needed steady, honest, transparent public-health leadership. Instead, millions of Americans were told to place their trust in Dr. Anthony Fauci — the longtime federal health official who became the face of the pandemic response, a cable-news fixture, and, to his critics, the... Continue Reading →
Mitch McConnell’s office is trying to calm growing questions about the 84-year-old senator’s health, but its latest update may only fuel more speculation. The Kentucky Republican has now been out of public view for more than a month after a serious fall sent him to the hospital on June 14. While his staff insists McConnell... Continue Reading →
