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Salmon industry wants to fast-track new antibiotic for farmed fish as bacterial disease continues to spread

With Tasmania's salmon companies reeling from unprecedented losses due to disease and warm weather, the industry is told it will face investigation by the Environment Protection Authority.

Las Vegas’ growing mosquito problem is ‘a ticking time bomb’

The insects are not only a nuisance, but they also pose a major threat of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and West Nile virus.

Dementia Follows a Different Course in Men

"The burden of dementia is not borne equally by women and men."

Florida schedules execution for man who killed estranged wife’s family, set house on fire

FOX NEWS – A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife's sister and parents before setting their house on fire 35 years ago will be put to death next month, which could extend the Sunshine State's record number of executions to 12. David Pittman, 63, is set to be executed on Sept. 17 under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday. Pittman was convicted in 1991 and sentenced to death on...

Bindi Irwin’s painful medical journey ends with life-changing surgeries

Bindi Irwin said she hopes to raise awareness of endometriosis, a diagnosis that she shares with about nine million other women in America.

Boar’s Head to reopen plant as mold and funky meat problems pop up elsewhere

ARS TECHNICA – Boar's Head plans to reopen the Jarratt, Virginia, facility at the center of a deadly Listeria outbreak last year despite federal inspections continuing to find sanitation violations at three of the food company's other facilities, according to federal records obtained by The Associated Press. The AP obtained 35 pages of inspection reports via a Freedom of Information Act Request. Those reports cover inspections between January 1 and July 23 at three other Boar's...

Dementia Often Mistaken for Normal Aging, Leading to Years of Delay

It often takes years for people with dementia to be diagnosed, especially those with early-onset forms.

Woman Hit With $21,000 in Medical Bills After Nearly Swallowing A Bat

While Erica Kahn was photographing the night sky during a trip out West, a wild bat got tangled between her camera and her face, then scrambled partly into her mouth.

New blood pressure guidelines recommend an earlier start to treatment and skipping alcohol

"We know lowering blood pressure actually helps reduce the risk for dementia as well."

Maryland Uses Obamacare Money To Fund Abortion

WYPR VIA KFF HEALTH NEWS – Maryland is the first state to tap into an old fund connected to the Affordable Care Act to help solve a new problem: helping pay the expenses of patients who travel to Maryland for an abortion. With abortion now restricted or illegal in 22 states, jurisdictions like Maryland have become a destination for patients from as close as neighboring West Virginia to as far as Texas. With a staff of...

Texas prepares for war as invasion of flesh-eating flies appears imminent

In Colombia, the parasites were caught expanding into endangered wild mountain tapirs.

Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrival at Texas prison camp sparks tension and restrictions

“She’s not making any friends ... [she's] radioactive.”

Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.

Police said the man threw a “sub-style” sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer.
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