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30 cases of potentially fatal sloth fever reported in Florida


30 cases of potentially fatal sloth fever reported in Florida

iStockphoto / Javier Dinten Fernandez The Florida The Ministry of Health reported 30 cases of Oropouche virus disease, also known as “Sloth fever‘ have been reported in the Sunshine State from international travel, 10 of those cases reported this week. In response, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working on a rapid […]

Which cities in Ohio have the best and worst life expectancies?


Which cities in Ohio have the best and worst life expectancies?

Where Ohio residents live indicates their life expectancy. Life expectancy varies by zip code, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Across Ohio, life expectancy ranges from 60 years in a Columbus neighborhood to just over 89 years in a northeast Ohio city. In general, the life expectancy of Ohio residents […]

Tulsa family stranded in Mexico while little boy fights for life due to rare disease


Tulsa family stranded in Mexico while little boy fights for life due to rare disease

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A Tulsa boy is fighting for his life after a family vacation in Mexico turns into a nightmare. Now the Jones brothers are stranded in another country as Griffin suffers from kidney failure due to a rare disease. The father of four-year-old Griffin Brothers says he is a lively and sociable […]

WellSpan Good Samaritan doctors wash cars to promote heart health


WellSpan Good Samaritan doctors wash cars to promote heart health

eNewspaper: It’s like the newspaper, only paperless. Get a copy of the newspaper delivered straight to your digital door with eNewspaper. Lebanon Daily News Four cardiologists and other WellSpan Good Samaritan volunteers were on duty just off Route 422 on August 10 to raise awareness among residents about heart and circulatory problems. On Saturday morning, […]

84-year-old boater is the eleventh to die on Oakland County waters this year


84-year-old boater is the eleventh to die on Oakland County waters this year

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office identified the boater whose body was found Friday as Louis William Petro, 84, of Sylvan Lake. According to a press release on Saturday, authorities believe Petro drowned, but the investigation is ongoing. Divers with the Sheriff’s Office and Southeast Michigan Dive Group found Petro’s body around 10 p.m. Friday after […]

Jenelle Marie creates GoFundMe to raise money for 90-year-old man


Jenelle Marie creates GoFundMe to raise money for 90-year-old man

TikTok user Jenelle Marie has created a GoFundMe campaign for “her elderly friend Donald,” who she says is a 90-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran and whose wife suffers from dementia. A New Hampshire woman has launched a GoFundMe campaign for a man she says is a 90-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran who is pawning jewelry […]

H3N2 influenza A virus confirmed in Ingham County resident


H3N2 influenza A virus confirmed in Ingham County resident

A person from Ingham County has been confirmed to have swine flu, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday. “While we believe this is an isolated case, Michigan residents should be alert for flu-like symptoms: fever, respiratory symptoms such as cough and runny nose, and body aches,” Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, the state’s […]