The Cyclospora Outbreak, Women Over 40 Are Out-Birthing Teens, and Who Really Took Boosie's $600K
The Breakfast Club
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🗓️ 16 July 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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A parasitic infection called cyclospora is sweeping thirty-four states and causing severe, watery, explosive diarrhea. Nearly seven thousand people are sick. Here is what you need to wash, peel, and watch for. Plus, for the first time in U.S. history, women over forty are having more babies than teenagers. Family medicine and longevity expert Dr. Noelle Reid joins Mimi Brown to break down what is behind the shift and what women in their late thirties and early forties need to know. And rapper Boosie is fighting to get three hundred thousand dollars back from two notorious Washington fraudsters who claimed they could get him a pardon from President Trump.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:09.1 | A stomach parasite is spreading across the country and causing explosive diarrhea. |
| 0:14.9 | Well, as of this morning, we actually have over 3,300 cases in Michigan alone. |
| 0:26.6 | Nearly 7,000 people are sick and the CDC still cannot tell you what's causing it. And we know that a lot of the lettuce suppliers supply their produce regionally or even nationally. |
| 0:33.6 | And for the first time in U.S. history, women over 40 are having more babies than teenagers. |
| 0:39.0 | The age alone isn't the sole determinant factor. |
| 0:41.8 | Family medicine and longevity expert Dr. Noel Reed joins me to break it down. |
| 0:46.8 | And an update on Bootsie's $600,000 pardon fight. |
| 0:50.8 | The lobbyist who took his money, we now know their names, and their long history of fraud. |
| 0:57.5 | It's Thursday, July 16th. From the Black Effect podcast network, I'm Mimi Brown. This is front |
| 1:03.9 | page, and here are the day's biggest stories. Stay with me. |
| 1:14.6 | If you've been feeling sick, you may not be alone. The CDC is investigating a massive outbreak of cyclosporia. |
| 1:18.6 | That's a parasite infection that causes watery, explosive diarrhea, severe stomach cramps, nausea, |
| 1:24.6 | and it can last for weeks. Nearly 7,000 cases have been reported |
| 1:29.9 | in at least 34 states. At least 140 people have been hospitalized. The CDC believes 400 of |
| 1:36.6 | those cases in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky are all connected. But the source is still |
| 1:43.4 | unknown. So we've done in-depth food histories looking |
| 1:47.0 | at where they've eaten, what restaurants, fast food places, and where they grocery shops. |
| 1:52.0 | And one of the things that has come up over and over again is lettuce. So lettuce does seem to be one of our early indicators as a possible source. Now that doesn't rule |
| 2:02.5 | other things out. And we know that a lot of the lettuce suppliers supply their produce regionally or |
| 2:09.3 | even nationally. So it's possible that some of these cases in other states are linked here to Michigan. |
| 2:15.5 | Michigan alone has reported over 3,700 cases since the end of June. |
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