Sam Ogozalek, Tampa Bay Times

Florida’s RSV Season Has Started, and It’s Coming Soon to the Rest of US. Here’s a Primer.

Florida’s RSV season begins earlier and runs longer than anywhere else in the U.S., according to the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute. New vaccines can help, but most older adults, who are vulnerable to RSV, haven’t gotten them yet.

Mood-Altering Mushroom Sales Bloom Despite Safety Concerns

The well-known “Amanita muscaria” mushroom is legal to possess and consume in 49 states. The market for gummies, powders, and capsules containing extracts of the fungus is raising eyebrows, though, amid concerns from the FDA and in the absence of human clinical trials.