August 28, 2025 Contaminated oysters spread fatal flesh-eating bacteria in two states Two people died after eating Louisiana oysters contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, bringing the total deaths to six in Louisiana and five in Florida.
August 28, 2025 Common painkillers may fuel deadly superbugs that resist antibiotics, study warns Scientists warn that over-the-counter pain relievers like ibuprofen and acetaminophen may fuel the antibiotic resistance crisis, especially in elder care facilities.
August 28, 2025 Great white shark sightings rise along Northeast beaches as summer winds down Researchers document growing great white shark populations in Atlantic waters from Maine to Nova Scotia due to habitat changes, with a recent sighting in Oqunquit, Maine.
August 27, 2025 FDA limits new COVID vaccine boosters to high-risk Americans only COVID-19 vaccines are now available only for high-risk groups under new FDA marketing authorization, as emergency use authorizations are officially rescinded.
August 26, 2025 Major Midwest city tops bedbug infestation list for fifth consecutive year Chicago leads Orkin's annual bedbug cities list for 2025, based on commercial and residential treatment data from metro areas across the United States.
August 25, 2025 Flesh-eating parasite case detected in US traveler returning from Central America The CDC has confirmed a human screwworm case in Maryland linked to a Central American outbreak, with health officials stating there is a very low risk to U.S. public health.
August 24, 2025 Sweet-toothed bear raids South Lake Tahoe ice cream shop, leaves with a taste for strawberry El Dorado County deputies responded to a resort in South Lake Tahoe where a bear had broken into an ice cream shop and helped itself to multiple flavors.
August 23, 2025 Federally protected birds force high school football team to rearrange schedule The Apple Valley High School football team – the Eagles – in Minnesota has been forced to play daytime games only after federally protected ospreys built nest on stadium floodlights.
August 23, 2025 Brain eating amoeba-infected patient dies, Missouri health officials confirm Brain-eating amoeba kills Missouri water-skier as health officials urge precautions when swimming in warm, fresh bodies of water like Lake of the Ozarks.
August 22, 2025 Viral photos of deer with strange warts follow 'Frankenstein' rabbit, squirrel sightings Strange wart-like growths on deer called fibromas may look scary but typically don't harm the animals unless they interfere with sight or eating.