Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor

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FDA: Vidalia Onion Recall Due To Listeria Concerns Affects Wegmans, Publix, 5 States

Testing by A&M Farms found a not-so -sweet finding about one of its packaging lines for this sweet onion.

CDC: Listeria Outbreak Linked To Florida, 22 Hospitalized, One Dead, One Lost Fetus

Add this to Florida’s current meningococcal disease outbreak, their at least 41 monkeypox cases, and their current Covid-19 upswing.

Dr. Fauci Takes 2nd Course Of Paxlovid After Suffering Covid-19 Rebound

Fauci indicated that his rebound symptoms were “much worse than in the first go-around.”

Ted Cruz Trolls Sesame Street’s Elmo Over Covid-19 Vaccines For Kids Under 5

Looks like Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wasn’t tickled by what Elmo said.

Over 400,000 Umbrellas Sold At Costco Recalled Due To Fire Risk

There have been cases of these SunVilla umbrellas catching fire and one case of smoke inhalation injury.

Study: Monkeypox Virus Has Had ‘Accelerated Evolution,’ Around 50 Mutations In DNA

A study published in Nature Medicine found that monkeypox viruses from the current outbreak have on average 50 differences in their DNA compared to the versions from about four years earlier. That’s about six to 12 times more than what would have been …

Hundreds Of Dead Birds In Martha’s Vineyard, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Suspected

They’ve been washing up on the shore of the Massachusetts island.

New Super Gonorrhea Strain Detected, Causes Sexually Transmitted Infection In Austrian Man

It’s the second extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae that’s been found.

2022 Tampon Shortage: Marjorie Taylor Greene Blames Men Buying Tampons

And Procter & Gamble (P&G), the makers of Tampax, has reportedly blamed an ad campaign with Amy Schumer for the shortage of their tampons.

WHO Monkeypox Update: 2103 Confirmed Cases, One Death, Across 42 Countries

That’s about a 64% jump in total cases in just a week. The WHO has been calling the outbreak a “moderate” global risk.