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Two cases of tuberculosis were recently linked to a strip club in San Francisco, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The San Francisco Department of Public Health was notified of two new cases of tuberculosis in early October. While investigating the cases, San Francisco health officials reportedly traced the bacterial infections back to the Crazy Horse Gentlemen’s Club, a longtime adult entertainment venue located along Market Street. People actively infected with tuberculosis can spread the contagious disease to people they spend time with every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TB is an airborne disease that spreads...

Nurse says he recently reported a ER nurse who delayed pain medication to a Level I trauma patient because he was wearing a MAGA hat. The man had been stabbed, beaten with a baseball bat, and had a bone protruding from his leg. That’s just evil. Good on this man for reporting her and making those in charge aware of her abhorrent behavior. Politics should never interfere with patient care. Credit: shiestynurse

Especially the neurologically vulnerable .... A March 2026 publication by The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) confirms that Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) has injected “more than 18,000” pediatric patients under “deep sedation or general anesthesia” who were undergoing surgery or other medical procedures. The revelation comes after this website reported yesterday that Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has injected 2,054 children with flu vaccines under anesthesia. ... The AAP News piece behind a $35 paywall was written by Drs. Caroline A. Pasquariello and Kim M. Strupp, both anesthesiologists. Their article admits that under anesthesia or sedation, “[a]dditional vaccinations are administered …...

These lefty politicians are sure Fonda her money. Jane Fonda’s Climate PAC has funneled millions to socialist and far-left candidates ahead of November’s midterms, backing Democrats whose climate and political agendas are as radical as her own. The actress’ PAC has hauled in $8 million — and injected more than $5 million into congressional, state and local races this year with almost no notice, the group’s latest federal campaign filing for the 2025-2026 election period reveals. The PAC has spent $1.8 million on operations, handed out $3.4 million, and passed $228,000 to other committees, with another $5 million in the...

LEWISTON, Maine — A New England city transformed by an influx of refugees and immigrants is now grappling with a youth gun violence crisis after police reported 35 gun-related incidents this year, 22 involving juveniles. "I don’t feel safe. I fear for my life," Mohamed Muhumed, a Lewiston teenager, told Fox News Digital. "I saw someone get punched in the middle of the sidewalk over there. It’s crazy." The city, Maine's second most populous and home to a large population of refugees from Somali and other African nations, is experiencing a serious youth gun violence problem. Lewiston Police Chief Carly...

As Election Day approaches, Texas families across the state have reported receiving unsolicited text messages and physical mailers that appear to promote resources for trans-identified students. The materials, which first surfaced last week, prominently named the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) and linked to its website, which features guidance on bathrooms, pronouns, student clubs, and even legal emancipation from parents. TENT has strongly denied any involvement, calling the distribution a political attack timed to coincide with the start of early voting. Here are four key things to know about the controversy. 1. Newly formed Wyoming LLC appears linked to...

Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient is the wife of a diplomat who travelled to Uganda’s capital, Kampala, for a holiday, the Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Jean Kaseya, has said. Providing details of the patient’s medical history, Mr Kaseya said the woman first developed symptoms on 6 October and initially sought treatment at a private hospital, believing she had malaria. She subsequently visited another private hospital, where she was admitted on 11 October after her condition failed to improve. According to a report by the BBC, Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social...

It appeared that he was wearing women's clothing during the stream. Otto was found dead in an attic in Breitbrunn am Chiemsee after the house also caught on fire. A neighbor noticed the blaze and tried to put it out before emergency services arrived, but Otto had already died. Stick Run’s official account initially stated it was aware of a Twitch livestream involving its creator and owner, Manuel Otto, “in which he appeared to have taken his own life.” The account said Twitch had removed the stream and video, asked the community not to spread unverified information, and invited anyone...

Large numbers of sports stars continue to drop like flies since the mRNA gene therapies were rolled out.Large numbers of prominent athletes continue to die unexpectedly or suffer anomalous medical emergencies since the mRNA gene therapies were rolled out. Across the NFL, NHL, NCAA football, professional rugby, women's basketball, and international hockey, athletes ranging in age from just 18 to 56 have suffered major medical events, including pulmonary emboli, cardiac arrest, an aortic dissection, an emergency heart transplant, and several deaths. In just the first 21 days of OCTOBER 2026, at least 10 cases have made headlines: Jalen Hurts, 28...

Trump on Tuesday night touted the amount of settlement money his administration has already provided and appeared to urge attendees to get out and vote to keep Congress in GOP control so that additional settlement money can be provided. =================================================================== The first Camp Lejeune water-contamination case will go to trial Oct. 26, with the Justice Department using a questionable expert to argue that the water didn’t cause illnesses at the military base. Meanwhile, the department under President Trump has paid over $421 million in settlements to compensate service members exposed to contaminated water and announced another $175 million in settlements...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. has not been seen in public since a pre-dawn raid of her Washington, D.C. residence last week — but Fox News Digital spotted her daughters descending on the home in recent days. Isra Hirsi pulled black sedan into the driveway of the home under the cover of darkness Saturday night and stepped out of the vehicle carrying a bag with both hands. She walked directly into the front door of the same home that was swarmed by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents a week prior. "What's your problem?" Hirsi said to Fox News Digital after getting...

The feds raided at least two Brooklyn adult day cares Tuesday as part of a sweeping probe into more than 100 sites suspected of Medicaid fraud involving everything from money laundering to kickbacks, officials said. The crackdown is part of a monthslong “massive effort to combat fraud and abuse” involving taxpayer dollars and some of the state’s most vulnerable people, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “We are targeting providers we believe who engaged in illegal activity ranging from money laundering to kickbacks to improper billing and other fraudulent activities,” Hochul said at an unrelated press conference. The probe has been investigating...

Christina Applegate has revealed her doctor told her she does not have multiple sclerosis (MS) – despite battling debilitating symptoms for more than five years. Applegate, 54, who announced her diagnosis in summer of 2021, made the shock revelation on a new episode of her Messy podcast with co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler – with the pair discussing their respective battles with MS. Speaking of the moment her doctor told her, a tearful Applegate, who was recently hospitalized, said: 'She came into my room and said, "Congratulations, you don’t have MS”. 'I was, like, not happy at all. Everybody else was so...

One moment he was refusing the COVID vaccine, the next, Marine Cruz Marquis suddenly found himself placed in a “penal platoon” for his commitment to individual liberty. “This isn’t a story about me,” Marquis told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an exclusive interview. “This isn’t a story about any particular individuals who defied a government order. In my mind, this is about a slice of life, a slice of what the state was able to do and what they were able to get away with during the pandemic. This story, though it may be reported, is just the tip...

"To each according to his needs, from each according to his ability." It ends in bankruptcy every time! When immigration enforcement ramped up in Minneapolis earlier this year, owner Dylan Alverson rebranded the restaurant as "Post Modern Times." He took prices off the menu and declared he would feed anyone who walked in the door, whether they could pay or not. Well, almost anyone. Federal agents were explicitly unwelcome. The stunt made national news. Donations poured in from around the world. For six months, the restaurant operated as a pay-what-you-can (or pay-nothing-at-all) sanctuary in Minneapolis. But as it turns out,...

A powerful new synthetic opioid said to be more potent than fentanyl has been linked to dozens of recent deaths in the U.S., prompting warnings from health officials. Tennessee was an early hotspot, with the state’s health department announcing in March that more than 30 fatal overdoses had been associated with cychlorphine since October 2025. An April 2026 notice from the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy cited at least 41 Tennessee deaths between July 2025 and February 2026 and at least 55 deaths nationally. Fatal overdoses have also been reported in Illinois, California and Oklahoma, according to...

The field can command six-figure salaries, but understaffing and persistent violence are pushing nurses off the front linesPaige Campbell became a nurse during the pandemic, wanting to make a difference. She landed a job after college working in the emergency department at a Fort Walton Beach, Fla., hospital.Since then, she’s been kicked, spat on and shoved to the ground. Last year, after an emergency patient strangled her, she left for a role remotely monitoring patients. Front-line nurses are in high demand, but she needed a break. “All I could think was, ‘I can’t breathe, I’m going to die here, and...

The transgender New York Times executive who was allegedly gunned down by his in-laws had previously threatened to hire a hitman to “get rid of” his mother-in-law, her defense attorney has claimed. Jonathan McKinsey was shot dead at Dublin Sports Grounds on Sept. 26, allegedly at the hands of his elderly in-laws, 77-year-old Shili Chen and 77-year-old Shouyong Zhang, who have been charged with murder. But their defense attorney has now revealed a potentially explosive twist in the case, claiming McKinsey previously said he was going to hire a gunman to take out Chen, according to KRON4. Curtis Briggs, who...

KIM Jong-un is in a coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage, according to wild internet claims. Social media users claim the North Korean tyrant was rushed to a Chinese hospital for urgent treatment following the severe bleed. It is said he was taken out of the country due to the poor medical facilities in Pyongyang. According to online speculation, Kim was taken to the Peking Union Medical College in Beijing where he underwent emergency treatment. He was last seen touring a defence museum at an undisclosed location in Pyongyang on October 11. North Korea analyst Benedict Rogers said he expected...

A California man convicted of drugging and raping three women and originally sentenced to 124 years in prison has been released after serving approximately 20 years, sparking outrage from local officials who have raised public safety concerns. Andrew Luster, the great-grandson of cosmetics mogul Max Factor, was released from state prison earlier this month and is reportedly residing in Glendora, California, according to KTLA. Glendora Mayor David Fredendall condemned the release in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, calling it unacceptable that a convicted serial rapist is now reportedly living in the community. "The City of Glendora is beyond...