“Brain fog” is the non-medical term used to describe a feeling that your brain isn’t working as quickly or efficiently as it should. It may feel as if your thinking is in slow motion. It’s often associated with forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating. There are many possible causes. The good news is that in most cases it’s a temporary condition that will go away with the right management.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana Department of Health officials confirmed a Louisiana resident contracted a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, most likely while swimming in Lake Claiborne in Claiborne Parish.
The Kirkland Ecclestone Pool will mark its 50th anniversary this summer by dedicating its annual Swim-a-Thon to longtime member Ainsley Rowcliffe, whose more than 11 years at the pool have made her a familiar and inspirational presence in the community.
A Pointe-Claire teenager who turned her experience with juvenile arthritis into a peer-support initiative has been named one of 10 winners of an international youth leadership award.
Quebec is undertaking an animal vaccination program to control the spread of rabies among raccoons because there’s been a significant increase in the number of infected raccoons in the Montérégie and Estrie regions and raccoon rabies has infected a stray (feral) cat in that region.
West Virginia Lyme disease cases have quadrupled from 1,000 per year in 2020 to 4,000 in 2025. Cases are on track to exceed 4,000 this year.
Missouri has officially been added to the list of states linked to the shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms that caused cyclosporiasis. Five other states — Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina — are also new to the list. They join Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Boone […]
Michigan has documented 12,485 cases of cyclosporiasis, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, up from the 10,773 cases reported last Friday. The department is issuing weekly updates on the number of documented cases with weekly updates on hospitalizations, as well as cases recorded in each of Michigan’s 83 counties. A total […]
(The Center Square) – Virginia health officials are monitoring for additional dengue cases after confirming the first documented infection acquired within the state.
TOPEKA — Kansas cases of a gastrointestinal illness typically caused by an organism on produce rose to 615 as of Wednesday, up about 150 cases from last week, according to a state infectious disease dashboard. Cyclosporiasis cases nationally rose to more than 6,300 and two deaths linked to the outbreak occurred in Michigan, the Centers […]
