Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor

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What Is Disease X? U.K. Establishes VDEC, New Vaccine Research Center

On Monday, the term “Disease X” was trending on Twitter. But it didn’t seem to have anything to do with Twitter’s new name.

EG.5.1 Nicknamed ‘Eris’ Is New Covid-19 Variant Spreading, Monitored By WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the EG.5 variants as variants under monitoring (VUM) ever since July 19.

FDA: Frito-Lay Recalls 2 Sizes Of Doritos Nacho Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips

Frito-Lay has issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of its 14.5-ounce and 1-ounce Doritos Nacho Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips.

Study: 85% Of Healthcare Workers Nose-Pick, More Than Triples Covid-19 Risk

Those who admitted picking their noses were 3.8 times as likely to catch the severe acute coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as those who claimed that they didn’t.

FDA Approves Zurzuvae, First Pill For Postpartum Depression, What You Need To Know

Zurzuvae is the first ever oral medication for postpartum depression, a major depressive episode that affects an estimated one in seven mothers.

Otter Attacks 3 Women On Jefferson River In Montana

News of this river otter attack comes several weeks after news emerged of a sea otter in Santa Cruz stealing surfboards.

Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills 2nd Person in July, This Time In Georgia

Earlier this month, a two-year-old child died from a Naegleria fowleri infection after visiting Ash Springs in Nevada.

Meteorologist Names 2023 U.S. Heat Waves After Oil, Gas Companies: Amoco, BP, Chevron

Guy Walton, a 30-year veteran of the Weather Channel, has come up with a naming and categorization convention for heat waves in the U.S.

Many Moore’s Son Has Gianotti Crosti Syndrome, Here’s What This Rare Skin Condition Is

On July 28, Moore shared an Instagram Story about her two-year-old son Gus being diagnosed with Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome (GCS).

#FairyFlying TikTok Trend With Over 66M Views Raises Self-Harm Concerns

People have been posting videos of their bodies seemingly hanging in the air without showing what’s happening above their shoulders.