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Federal health officials have issued an urgent travel warning over a ‘crippling and deadly disease.’  The CDC issued travel advisories for the UK, Germany, Finland, Poland and Spain where cases of polio, a highly infectious virus that spreads through airborne droplets and feces and attacks the nervous system, are circulating. While the virus lurks silently for most people, severe cases can …

Heart attacks are usually framed as sudden emergencies, but research shows they commonly follow a slow, silent buildup that begins long before pain or hospital alarms. A major analysis of CARDIA participants found that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) — things like brisk walking, cycling or swimming — often starts a steady decline about 12 years before a cardiovascular diagnosis, with …

Stress releases cortisol and adrenaline, hormones that cause blood vessels to constrict. In those with preexisting blood sugar imbalances, this can increase clotting risks. The nausea here isn’t due to food poisoning or a virus, it’s the brain reacting to sudden internal pressure. Nausea is rarely associated with stroke warnings, making it a dangerously overlooked symptom. Keeping blood sugar in …

Misha Brown was walking into his local Circle K gas station in Austin, Texas, when he says a teenage boy approached him and asked him to buy him “Feel Free.” When Brown said no, he said he believed the boy tried to grab his wallet. Brown, 37, recounted the story in a TikTok last month that has over 23 million …

Misha Brown was walking into his local Circle K gas station in Austin, Texas, when he says a teenage boy approached him and asked him to buy him “Feel Free.” When Brown said no, he said he believed the boy tried to grab his wallet. Brown, 37, recounted the story in a TikTok last month that has over 23 million …

GIFFORD FIRE: 65,062 Acres 3% contained Hwy 166 closed between Hwy 101 and New Cuyama UPDATE (4:10 p.m.) – Los Padres National Forest fire officials shared a video update on the Gifford Fire on Facebook: ___ UPDATE (2:55 p.m.) – San Luis Obispo County has activated its Phone Assistance Center. Call (805) 543-2444 for information regarding the Gifford Fire.___ UPDATE …

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on – electric grids, aviation and telecommunications – are all vulnerable to the same threat: space weather. Space weather encompasses any variations in the space environment between the Sun and …

People sun tan in grass off the Lakefront Trail on the North Side as a haze of Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area and creates poor air quality, Thursday, July 31, 2025. Ashlee Rezin/AP/Chicago Sun-Times hide caption toggle caption Ashlee Rezin/AP/Chicago Sun-Times Hazy skies hung over parts of the midwest and northeastern U.S. on Sunday, caused by smoke drifting …

Health officials across California are asking people to stay away from wild animals after two children contracted a brain-eating parasite.  A CDC report this week revealed a 14-year-old boy and 15-month-old boy suffered from a B. procyonis infection in September 2024 in Los Angeles, prompting a public alert by the agency. B. procyonis infection, also known as raccoon roundworm infection, is a …

A surprisingly weak July employment report has intensified expectations that the Federal Reserve will resume cutting interest rates as soon as September, with mounting evidence of a slowing U.S. economy and faltering labor market offsetting persistent inflation worries driven by new tariff hikes. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) had previously left rates unchanged at a range of 4.25% to …