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- Africa CDC Warns of Unprecedented Ebola Spread and Urges Countries to PrepareJean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, has warned that the geographic spread of the current Ebola outbreak is unprecedented and that countries should increase…
- Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Tops 5,300, With Most Deaths in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in Africa has exceeded 5,300, according to figures reported by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
- A Mink Farm Incubator: Utah's Two-Month Bird Flu Outbreak Tests America's Pandemic DefensesA Mink Farm Incubator: Utah's Two-Month Bird Flu Outbreak Tests America's Pandemic Defenses A First for the Americas Lands Near Salt Lake City On August 7, 2026, samples were taken from captive…
- At 58, Her Brain Showed Alzheimer's Warning Signs. Here's What She Did About ItAt 58, Her Brain Showed Alzheimer's Warning Signs. Here's What She Did About It A Brain Scan Showed Amyloid in Every Quadrant In a first-person account published this month, a 58-year-old woman…
- New York's Flu Season Arrives Six Weeks Early, Hitting Children HardestNew York's Flu Season Arrives Six Weeks Early, Hitting Children Hardest Statewide Cases Near 6,500, Quadruple Last Year's Tally Health Commissioner Declares Flu "Prevalent" On Oct.
- Testosterone for Low Libido Tied to Sharp Rise in Heart Risk for Older WomenTestosterone for Low Libido Tied to Sharp Rise in Heart Risk for Older Women A Safety Signal From 6,300 Women Testosterone therapy in postmenopausal women is linked to a sharply higher risk of heart…
- Roger Marshall Bets His Kansas Closing Argument on Defending Patient LawsuitsRoger Marshall Bets His Kansas Closing Argument on Defending Patient Lawsuits With Election Day hours away, Senator Roger Marshall, Republican of Kansas, made his treatment of patients the…
- Stromal Cells Take Up More Room in Young Patients' Colon TumorsStromal Cells Take Up More Room in Young Patients' Colon Tumors Largest single-cell map of early-onset colorectal cancer to date A study published Oct.
- Can Your Body Odor Diagnose Disease? Scientists Are Building a Medical NoseCan Your Body Odor Diagnose Disease? Scientists Are Building a Medical Nose Nurses in Norway smelled infections first The story starts with the human nose.
- The Daily Habits That Actually Support Your Immune SystemThe Daily Habits That Actually Support Your Immune System No single food or supplement will carry you through winter.
- Sticker Shock Season: 5 Things to Check Before You Pick a 2027 Health PlanSticker Shock Season: 5 Things to Check Before You Pick a 2027 Health Plan Open enrollment is back, and this year it matters more than usual.
- Senator Marshall Faces Class Action Over 18% Interest on Medical DebtRoger Marshall filed a class-action lawsuit against him and his former medical practice on Oct. 29 in the District Court of Barton County, Kansas.
- Pasta, Rice or Potatoes? For Blood Sugar, Pasta Wins and Cooking Matters MorePasta, Rice or Potatoes? For Blood Sugar, Pasta Wins and Cooking Matters More Pasta Is Steadiest, Potatoes Spike Fastest Two Yardsticks: Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load The glycemic index scores…
- In Amish Country, a Historic Measles Outbreak Is Softening Vaccine ResistanceIn Amish Country, a Historic Measles Outbreak Is Softening Vaccine Resistance America's Worst Measles Outbreak in 35 Years Centers on Lancaster Pennsylvania has recorded more than 1,350 measles cases…
- Two Cold Viruses Are Elevated as Flu Arrives Early. Here's How Doctors Say to Stay Healthy.Two Cold Viruses Are Elevated as Flu Arrives Early. Here's How Doctors Say to Stay Healthy.
- Cancer Upends Iowa's Race for Governor as Water and Farming Take Center StageCancer Upends Iowa's Race for Governor as Water and Farming Take Center Stage A public-health outlier in a nation of falling rates While cancer rates are falling across the United States, they are…
- Fit 23-Year-Old's Workplace Collapse Exposes a Vitamin D Crisis Among Young PeopleFit 23-Year-Old's Workplace Collapse Exposes a Vitamin D Crisis Among Young People A goalkeeper who never saw it coming Saskia Reeves-Priestley seemed the last person to end up vitamin D deficient.
- Cottage Cheese or Greek Yogurt: Which Breakfast Keeps Blood Sugar Steadier?Cottage Cheese or Greek Yogurt: Which Breakfast Keeps Blood Sugar Steadier? Cottage cheese and Greek yogurt look almost identical on a nutrition label: high in protein, low in carbohydrates, and both…
- Domestic Travel Carries Measles Across the Country: Five Importations in Two WeeksDomestic Travel Carries Measles Across the Country: Five Importations in Two Weeks A South Carolina outbreak lands in Washington An explosive measles outbreak in South Carolina reached Washington…
- Congo's Ebola Outbreak Tops 10,000 Cases, Testing Africa's DefensesCongo's Ebola Outbreak Tops 10,000 Cases, Testing Africa's Defenses A Grim Milestone: 10,060 Cases, Nearly Half Dead The Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed a bleak threshold: 10,060…
- High Blood Pressure? What Cardiologists Want You to Know Before Starting CardioHigh Blood Pressure? What Cardiologists Want You to Know Before Starting Cardio Exercise is one of the most powerful tools for lowering blood pressure, but for people with hypertension, how you start…
- Small Mind Habits, Measurable Blood Pressure GainsSmall Mind Habits, Measurable Blood Pressure Gains Drugs still do the heavy lifting Hypertension usually requires medication, and no mindset trick replaces it.
- A Daily Cuppa May Help Your Vessels, but Let It Cool FirstA Daily Cuppa May Help Your Vessels, but Let It Cool First Nearly 486,000 adults tracked for nine years People who drank tea regularly had about an 11% lower relative risk of vascular disease than…
- A Sore Knee, a Hospice Warning, and a Last-Slot Trial That Cured His LeukemiaA Sore Knee, a Hospice Warning, and a Last-Slot Trial That Cured His Leukemia A Florida dad blames his knee pain on gout In September 2024, Ryan Goepel, a Florida father of three, felt his knee…
- Two Studies Point to Natural Shields Against Alzheimer's RiskTwo Studies Point to Natural Shields Against Alzheimer's Risk A Common Gene Puts One in Four at Higher Risk About one in four people carries at least one copy of APOE4, the strongest common genetic…
- Cancer Crashes Iowa's Midterms, and Nobody Can Dodge the WaterCancer Crashes Iowa's Midterms, and Nobody Can Dodge the Water A farm state confronts the nation's second-highest cancer rate Iowa, the country's leading corn- and hog-producing state, carries the…
- Florida's Dengue Outbreak Keeps Growing After Emergency Declarations, Topping 425 Local CasesFlorida's Dengue Outbreak Keeps Growing After Emergency Declarations, Topping 425 Local Cases Emergency powers failed to stop the climb Florida's dengue outbreak has kept expanding weeks after three…
- Hope in Bunia: First Ebola Vaccine Trial Launches in DR Congo's Worst OutbreakHope in Bunia: First Ebola Vaccine Trial Launches in DR Congo's Worst Outbreak First shots given in the outbreak's epicenter The first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of…
- Second Rabid Raccoon in Three Weeks Puts Westlake Village on AlertLike the first animal, the second was found in the backyard of a Westlake Village home, close to where the earlier case was reported, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said.
- A Genomic Score That Flags Lethal Prostate Cancer — and Who Gains From Extra Hormone TherapyA Genomic Score That Flags Lethal Prostate Cancer — and Who Gains From Extra Hormone Therapy A biopsy-based score sorts calm tumours from killers A genetic test that analyses cancer-cell genes in a…
- Selfie AI Tool Predicts Cancer Survival, Study FindsSelfie AI Tool Predicts Cancer Survival, Study Finds A single selfie could estimate cancer survival risk In October 2026, researchers at Mass General Brigham published a study in The Lancet Digital…
- AI-Designed Viruses Given to Human Patient for First TimeAI-Designed Viruses Given to Human Patient for First Time AI-Designed Viruses Given to Human Patient for First Time AI-Designed Phage Cocktail Reaches a Patient Radical Numerics, a San Francisco AI…
- Moderna and Merck Say Personalized mRNA Cancer Vaccine Cut Melanoma Recurrence or Death by 42%Moderna and Merck Say Personalized mRNA Cancer Vaccine Cut Melanoma Recurrence or Death by 42% What the Trial Found 24.6-Month Follow-Up, 0.58 Hazard Ratio First Phase 3 Trial Proving Personalized…
- UnitedHealthcare and Humana End Medicare Advantage Plans for Nearly 1 Million PeopleUnitedHealthcare and Humana End Medicare Advantage Plans for Nearly 1 Million People Two Largest MA Insurers Exit Select Markets UnitedHealth Group and Humana are discontinuing Medicare Advantage…
- New Study Finds Marijuana Use Rising Sharply Among U.S. ParentsNew Study Finds Marijuana Use Rising Sharply Among U.S. Parents Parents' Cannabis Use Climbs Over a Decade A new study reports that cannabis use among U.S.
- Alzheimer's Researchers Look at an Unusual Data Point: Head ShapeAlzheimer's Researchers Look at an Unusual Data Point: Head Shape Could the geometry of our brains increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease?
- A mutated flu strain is pulling the US into an unusually early season, starting on the West CoastAn early and mutated flu season is arriving in the US, and the West Coast is first in line Flu season started two and a half months ahead of schedule The 2026-27 influenza season in the United States…
- France confirms first human case of livestock virus Shamonda in patient who diedFrance confirms first human case of livestock virus Shamonda in patient who died A cattle virus crosses into a human for the first time France's health and agriculture ministries announced on 22…
- Five Everyday Drugs That Can Quietly Wreck Your SleepFive Everyday Drugs That Can Quietly Wreck Your Sleep The medicine cabinet may be the culprit Doctors who treat chronic insomnia say the first move is not to buy a sleep aid but to review the drugs…
- Nigeria's First Ebola Patient Spent Two and a Half Weeks in Kampala; 44 Contacts TracedNigeria's First Ebola Patient Spent Two and a Half Weeks in Kampala; 44 Contacts Traced A case in Africa's most populous country Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja, on 20…
- Nationwide Recall of Compounded GLP-1 Injections Raises Safety QuestionsNationwide Recall of Compounded GLP-1 Injections Raises Safety Questions 22 Vials of Compounded Tirzepatide Recalled in Cary, North Carolina The U.S.
- Blood Test May Flag Bowel Disease a Decade Before DiagnosisBlood Signals Foretell Crohn's and Colitis a Decade Early A decade-long warning hidden in stored blood Researchers urge caution: progress, not a test yet The study was led by Arno Bourgonje of…
- A Month Off Alcohol: What Changes, Week by WeekA Month Off Alcohol: What Changes, Week by Week Sober October puts a one-month reset to the test Skipping alcohol for all of October, like Dry January, has become a yearly ritual for many drinkers.
- Another Covid Case Is Not "Just a Cold"Another Covid Case Is Not "Just a Cold" A winter wave is building in the wastewater The New York Times reported on October 19 that Covid cases normally climb in late fall and winter, making repeat…
- Roche Doubles Down on Hansoh With 5 Billion ADC AllianceRoche Doubles Down on Hansoh With $15 Billion ADC Alliance A $510 Million Handshake Opens a $15 Billion Wager Roche is going back to its favorite Chinese ADC partner, and this time the checkbook is…
- The Brain After the Last Drink: A Recovery TimelineThe Brain After the Last Drink: A Recovery Timeline The storm comes first The first days after quitting are often the rockiest, and it is not psychological.
- Ghosters Feel Worse Than the People They Ghost Realize, Three Studies FindGhosters Feel Worse Than the People They Ghost Realize, Three Studies Find The silence costs the ghoster more than the ghostee guesses Ghosting — abruptly going quiet on someone without explanation —…
- When Your Poop Is Trying to Tell You SomethingWhen Your Poop Is Trying to Tell You Something The bathroom has become a dashboard.
- Hospital Board Rebukes Kennedy: NIH Vaccine Injury Clinic Draws a Rare RevoltHospital Board Rebukes Kennedy: NIH Vaccine Injury Clinic Draws a Rare Revolt The Clinical Center's board breaks with the secretary On Oct.
- Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Works. Getting It Is the Hard PartSickle Cell Gene Therapy Works. Getting It Is the Hard Part Editing a patient's own stem cells Sickle cell disease comes from a single mutation in the beta-globin gene: red blood cells stiffen into…
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