Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor

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WHO Launches New Noncommunicable Disease Data Portal, Re-Appoints Bloomberg As Ambassador

Heads of State around the world also announced a commitment to significantly reduce the burden of NCDs and save 50 million lives by 2030.

Survey: Noncommunicable Diseases Still Underestimated, Only 59% View Diabetes As Very Harmful

Gallup also found that of those interviewed only 83% considered cancer, 72% considered heart disease and stroke, and 51% considered lung disease to be “very harmful.”

TikTok Star Emu Emmanuel Is Ill From Avian Flu Outbreak On Farm

Emmanuel the Emu rose to fame on TikTok early this year after his screen-hogging ways, or perhaps screen-emu-ing ways, kept interrupting Taylor Blake while she was trying to film a video

Joe Rogan Claims School Has Litter Box For Girl Identifying As Cat

A number of politicians, including U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), have propagated similar claims as well.

When Should You Get The New Bivalent Covid-19 Vaccine Booster?

There are increasing signs that November may have yet another Covid-19 surge.

Herschel Walker, Asked About Insulin Costs, Says ‘You Got To Eat Right’

Walker, the Republican nominee in a race for one of Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats, said this during a debate against Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia).

Ringo Starr Has Covid-19 Rebound, Cancels 2022 Tour

Starr indicated on Twitter that he’s “surprised” that he tested positive again for Covid.

New Alberta, Canada, Premier Claims Unvaccinated Are ‘The Most Discriminated Against Group’

Danielle Smith made such claims after becoming the new Premier of Alberta, the fourth largest province in Canada. Here’s the reaction on social media.

Omicron BA.4.6 Subvariant Spreading, May Evade Covid-19 Antibody Treatment

In the week ending on October 8, the BA.4.6 Omicron subvariant constituted 13.6% of all tested Covid-19 samples in the U.S., up from 12.7% from the week prior.

The TikTok Butter Board Trend: Here Are The Dangers

If you search TikTok for the hashtag #butterboard, you’ll get a butter-load of videos with a total of 236.9 million views and counting.