Aspen, Colorado: Katie Couric details transient global amnesia episode

 

Journalist Katie Couric has described a sudden medical episode she experienced on June 27 while attending the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. In a Substack post titled "The Day I’ll Never Remember," Couric wrote that she became unable to recall the current month, year, U.S. president or details of two...

United States investigates multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak source

 

U.S. health authorities are investigating a rapidly expanding outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes severe watery diarrhea, across at least 18 states. As of early July, Michigan reported nearly 700 cases, a sharp increase from 170 less than a week earlier and far above its usual annual average...

United States confirms botulism bacteria in recalled formula

 

U.S. health officials have confirmed that Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism, was found in an opened can of recalled Nara Organics infant formula, intensifying a nationwide public health investigation. The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on July 6, 2026, that the...

United States upgrades potato chip recall over salmonella

 

U.S. snack maker Utz Quality Foods has had a May recall of several Zapp's and Dirty brand potato chips upgraded by the Food and Drug Administration to a Class I status, the agency’s highest risk level, over potential salmonella contamination. The concern stems from a seasoning ingredient containing dry milk...

United States investigates E. coli and infant botulism outbreaks

 

U.S. federal health authorities are investigating a new Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak and a concurrent surge in infant botulism cases, according to information released this week. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have begun coordinated traceback efforts to identify the contaminated food source...

United States sees unprecedented early West Nile surge

 

United States health officials are responding to an unusually early and intense surge of West Nile virus cases, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue an urgent public health warning. As of June 30, 2026, federal authorities have confirmed 48 human infections across 12 states, the highest...

Two states confirm human West Nile virus cases

 

Jackson, Mississippi: The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed the state's first human West Nile virus case of 2026 in Hancock County this week, and Sacramento County authorities announced a separate human case — the county's first and the state's second for 2026 — amid ongoing mosquito surveillance that detected...

United States investigates multistate Cyclospora parasite outbreak

 

U.S. health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness caused by the Cyclospora parasite, that has sickened at least 145 people across 17 states and led to 20 hospitalizations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said patients have reported watery diarrhea, sometimes described as explosive,...

Boulder coach Deion Sanders declares himself cancer-free

 

Deion Sanders, head football coach at the University of Colorado and Pro Football Hall of Famer, says he is now cancer-free one year after undergoing radical bladder surgery. Speaking in Boulder in an interview with the Associated Press, Sanders, 58, described how a malignant bladder tumor was discovered during a...

Multiple U.S. Fires Displace Residents; Sprinkler Demos Highlighted

 

Des Moines — The Des Moines Fire Department and the National Fire Sprinkler Association hosted a fire prevention open house Saturday at Fire Station One featuring live sprinkler demonstration trailers, while separate incidents in West Hartford and Chesapeake saw firefighters respond to apartment and house fires on Saturday and Sunday,...