A man has been charged in the deadly shooting of a boy who was struck in the back by gunfire while playing “ding dong ditch” Saturday night in Houston, Texas, authorities said. Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, is charged with murder and currently jailed in Harris County, which includes the east Houston neighborhood where the shooting took place, according to the …
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By LUKE ANDREWS U.S. SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but officials are urging caution, warning coastal waters could be contaminated with potentially deadly bacteria. States and local counties have been posting advisories all week about closures and more are still being added to the list. At …
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Artificial Intelligence is slowly making advances in the healthcare industry, with each new model from tech companies getting better at analyzing health-related queries. Despite the new technology, the way to treat patients has remained largely the same, with doctors using stethoscopes hanging around their necks to access the internal organs of their patients. The nifty item that has been a …
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It’s one of the most insidious diseases you’ve never heard of, but Chagas is here in California and 29 other states across the U.S. It kills more people in Latin America than malaria each year, and researchers think roughly 300,000 people in the U.S. currently have it but are unaware. That’s because the illness tends to lie dormant for years, …
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Colon cancer, a leading cause of cancer-related deaths, is increasingly affecting younger individuals. Dr. Saurabh Sethi highlights crucial warning signs like blood in stool, persistent bowel changes, abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, iron deficiency, and incomplete emptying. Early diagnosis through screening, especially with a family history, significantly improves survival rates. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related …
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At least two people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria they contracted from eating raw oysters harvested in Louisiana, underscoring what health authorities say is a notable rise in infections. An official announced the two fatalities at a Louisiana Oyster Task Force meeting earlier this week, a state health official confirmed. According to local outlet WBRZ, one of the deceased …
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Annunciation Church holds first Mass since deadly shooting The Annunciation Catholic Church held its first Mass since a deadly shooting on Wednesday took the lives of two children and injured at least 17 others. The two children who died in the shooting were identified as 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski. RELATED: Families identify 2 children killed in Annunciation …
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A man who suffered a bite from his dog contracted the life-threatening infection sepsis and has been left permanently disfigured. The man, from Australia, was asleep in his bed when his dog laid down next to him. Not knowing his dog was there, the anonymous man rolled over and accidentally punched his dog in the face. Startled, the pet bit …
Read More »MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The bad news began in the early days of summer and has never seemed to end in this corner of the Upper Midwest. There was the deadly attack on state politicians in the Minneapolis suburbs. The gunfire that erupted during a gathering at a popular city picnic spot, leaving one person dead and five injured. On Tuesday …
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Researchers in Taiwan have observed sheet web spiders (Psechrus clavis) capturing fireflies and leaving them glowing in their webs for up to an hour. This unusual tactic turns the fireflies’ mating signals into a deadly lure, with other insects attracted to the light before becoming trapped themselves. Keen to find out more about the hunting strategy, scientists from Tunghai University devised a …
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