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Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms

Jul. 29, 2024 10:50 AM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls from April through July more than tripled over the same period last...

Former Browns QB great Bernie Kosar reveals health challenges

Jul. 10, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns star quarterback Bernie Kosar has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and Parkinson’s disease, according to a story in Cleveland Magazine. The 60-year-old former player is on the list for a liver transplant, though University...