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Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite …
Ebola vaccine candidates being fast-tracked to target rare strain
Three vaccine candidates are being fast-tracked to target the Ebola species spreading in Central Africa. Big organizations and companies are behind the effort, but logistics are complicated.
Is bovine colostrum really 'liquid gold' for gut health?
Wellness influencers are promoting supplements of cow colostrum, the first milk that mammals produce after giving birth, for advancing immunity and a healthy gut. Does science back up their advice?
Brazilian health officials are investigating two suspected Ebola cases in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, potentially the country's first in over 20 years, due t…
Congo confirmed 282 Ebola cases (264 in Ituri province), with a rare strain having no approved vaccine, worsening due to violence and terrain. Only 45% of cont…
The midwife's notes were short and to the point. The three letters - "FOH" - that she had written on a whiteboard next to names of heavily pregnant women were…
A pill has been found to almost double the survival time for advanced pancreatic cancer patients, with experts describing the trial as a game changer. The dru…
Brazil quarantined two travelers with possible Ebola symptoms from Congo, one testing negative, while Congo’s outbreak exceeds 1,000 cases, raising global tran…
Simple checks are spotting young women with silent heart issues that puts them at risk of their heart stopping suddenly, known as sudden cardiac death (SCD), s…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO are leading efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, which lacks a licensed vaccine or…
Claude Lemieux, 3x Stanley Cup winner, will donate his brain to Boston University’s CTE Center to aid research on repeated head trauma. His donation highlights…
Ebola cases in eastern DRC exceed 1,000 with 246 deaths, spreading faster than response efforts, per MSF. WHO cites conflict and unsafe funeral practices as ma…
Nigeria faces a surge in unverified herbal remedies marketed on social media, risking health complications like asthma and organ stress, as seen with the Jinja…
On May 26, a bat near Palo Verde Common in South Fremont, California, tested positive for rabies. Health officials warned residents to avoid wildlife contact a…
