Local News Poultry at Hickman’s Family Farms tests positive for avian flu abc15.com staff
MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ — The Arizona Department of Agriculture says poultry at a Maricopa County commercial farm have tested positive for avian flu. The birds reportedly began showing signs of avian influenza last week, prompting samples to be taken and sent to laboratories for testing. Positive confirmation of avian flu was received on Tuesday. The […]
How a common food ingredient can take a wrong turn, leading to arthritis
A University of Colorado Department of Medicine faculty member says she and her colleagues have identified the means in which bacteria in the digestive system can break down tryptophan in the diet into an inflammatory chemical that primes the immune system towards arthritis. The research was co-authored by Kristine Kuhn, MD, PhD, Scoville Endowed Chair […]
Madonna Reflects On ‘Near-Death Experience’ During Induced Coma
LOADINGERROR LOADING Madonna says she had a “near-death experience” when she was hospitalized and induced into a coma last summer. During a concert at the Kia Forum near Los Angeles on Monday night, the pop legend talked about a spiritual realization she had after contracting a serious bacterial infection in June 2023. Advertisement “This summer […]
Kumail Nanjiani Reveals How ‘Eternals’ Backlash Landed Him In Therapy
LOADINGERROR LOADING Kumail Nanjiani is still hurt by the “Eternals” backlash — and says it sent him to counseling. The Oscar-nominated screenwriter transformed his entire physique to star in the 2021 Marvel film, only for critics to brutally trounce it. Nanjiani recalled Tuesday on “Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum” that this was “really, really […]
Donald Trump Still Seems Set On Repealing A Law That Most Americans Like
LOADINGERROR LOADING Donald Trump says he is still interested in repealing the Affordable Care Act, which means health care for tens of millions of people would be in jeopardy if he becomes president again next year. Trump said Saturday on his website Truth Social that he was “looking at alternatives” to the 2010 health care […]
Brooke Shields Says Bradley Cooper Helped Her Through ‘Surreal’ Seizure Incident
LOADINGERROR LOADING Brooke Shields says actor Bradley Cooper went into full rescue mode after she had a recent health scare. Shields recalled her friend Cooper coming to her aid after she had a grand mal seizure at a restaurant in New York City before a performance of her one-woman show, “Previously Owned by Brooke Shields,” […]
Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Shallow Hal’ Body Double Developed A Severe Eating Disorder Post-Film
LOADINGERROR LOADING Ivy Snitzer says her experience as Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double in “Shallow Hal” had an intense impact on her health and well-being. Snitzer opened up about working on the 2001 film in an interview with The Guardian published Tuesday, where she explained how a positive on-set experience was tainted by fatphobic backlash, which […]
My Doctor Missed My Postpartum Symptoms. I Started Treating Them Myself — And Got Addicted.
The author says many are still afraid to speak up about postpartum symptoms. Cooper Urlich I’m a recovering addict who published a memoir about my addiction to alcohol and pills earlier this year. A few weeks ago, I was being interviewed on a podcast and the host asked me when I thought I had become […]
Kelly Clarkson ‘Wouldn’t Have Made It’ Through Divorce Without Antidepressants
Kelly Clarkson says she “wouldn’t have made it” through her lengthy divorce without antidepressants. The singer had a frank discussion about mental health while appearing on the “Las Culturistas” podcast Wednesday, opening up about what pushed her to finally take medication for her depression. During her chat with hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, she […]
World Health Organization Fired Top COVID Scientist Over Sex Misconduct
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has fired the scientist who led a high-profile delegation from the U.N. health agency to China two years ago to jointly look into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, citing sexual misconduct. Peter Ben Embarek, who led the WHO side of a joint team with scientists […]