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You’ll never believe what the ‘Happy Gilmore’ caddie is doing now

The actor who famously played the teen caddie attacked by Adam Sandler in the cult classic “Happy Gilmore” is now well into his second successful career — as a neuroscientist on Long Island. But Jared Van Snellenberg, who played the brief but memorable role of getting strangled and tackled by…

Human plague case reported in New Mexico as authorities speculate camping to blame

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has reported the first case of human plague in 2025. New Mexico health officials confirmed the infectious disease in a 43-year-old man from Valencia County who was hospitalized and has been discharged since the Aug. 25 press release. The man recently spent time camping in Rio Arriba…

Why women with no SMuRFs still have heart attacks and strokes

These are not the joyful, helpful SMuRFs of your childhood. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and a smoking habit are what’s known as standard modifiable risk factors (SMuRFs) for cardiovascular disease (CVD). These four common behaviors increase the odds that you’ll have a heart attack or stroke. Yet a…

CDC warns travelers to use ‘enhanced precautions’ as dangerous disease spreads 

Health officials upgraded a recent travel warning amid a concerning surge of a mosquito-borne illness that causes pain potentially lasting for years. The CDC has issued a Level 2 travel warning for Guangdong Province in China, advising visitors to “practice enhanced precautions” due to an outbreak of chikungunya.  The outbreak has shaken the province,…

Beware these 2 conditions that can lead to dangerous postpartum bleeding

As if giving birth isn’t difficult enough, about 14 million women each year lose a significant amount of blood within 24 hours of delivery. “Because a mother’s entire blood volume can pass through the uterus in just eight to 11 minutes at term, heavy bleeding can escalate rapidly,” Dr. Kameelah…