public health
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What Medical Experts Say Happens When You Step Away From Alcohol for a Month
Medical experts explain the physical and mental changes that occur during a month-long break from alcohol, from sleep improvements to liver recovery.
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Gauze Against the Unknown: The Face Mask as a Lifeline in 1918
Pedestrians wearing crude gauze and cloth face masks navigate a city street during the devastating 1918 influenza pandemic, capturing an era of quiet dread and public health mandates.
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Why Breaking Up Long Hours at the Desk May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Emerging studies link prolonged daily sitting to a higher breast cancer risk, prompting medical specialists to advise regular movement breaks.
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Federal Response Deploys Specialist to Pennsylvania As Measles Cases Surge Past One Thousand
Federal health officials deploy an epidemic intelligence scientist and four million dollars to assist Pennsylvania as state measles cases exceed one thousand two hundred.
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Bangladesh Battles Severe Measles Surge Following Post-Crisis Immunization Gaps
Bangladesh is battling the world’s worst measles outbreak with over 200,000 suspected cases and 1,147 deaths following 2025 political turmoil.
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How Egypt Retained Global Leadership in Hepatitis C Elimination
Egypt is the first nation globally to sustain WHO gold tier hepatitis C elimination status, outpacing major economies through local drugs.
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A Laboratory Death in Siberia Stirs Global Biosecurity Concerns
A lab technician’s death in Irkutsk sparks biosecurity fears as conflicting accounts emerge over an alleged plague vial breakage and local quarantines.
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Pediatricians and Pharmacists Urge Targeted Medicine Cabinet Prep Ahead of Winter Virus Season
Health experts advise households to stock single-symptom over-the-counter treatments and hydration supplies ahead of the winter virus season.
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Genome Duplication Reveals How Candida Auris Survives High-Dose Antifungals
Researchers discovered that Candida auris creates multiple copies of its entire genome to survive high-dose antifungal treatments, posing major clinical challenges.
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Why Longevity Studies Show Meat Eaters Are Reaching Age 100
A major Chinese study reveals meat-eating women are more likely to reach age 100, though this distinct longevity advantage is strictly limited to those underweight.
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Guinea-Bissau Rejects Involvement in US-Funded Infant Hepatitis B Study
Guinea-Bissau’s health ministry has publicly denied approving a controversial US-funded newborn hepatitis B vaccine trial championed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Pennsylvania Confirms Sixth Measles Fatality as State Cases Top 1,100 Amid Federal Reporting Friction
Pennsylvania reports its sixth measles death as cases surpass 1,100, prompting a federal CDC deployment amid an ongoing dispute over fatality tracking methodology.
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Rural Outbreak Prompts Statewide Emergency Declaration in New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency as measles cases doubled statewide, driven by rural outbreaks and falling adult immunization rates.
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New Scientific Review Connects Cannabis Use to Elevated Violence Risks
A major study of 265,000 subjects links cannabis use to elevated violence risks, urging a re-evaluation of substance safety and behavioral vulnerabilities.
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West Nile Virus Surge Strains Los Angeles During Severe Mosquito Outbreak
Los Angeles county records over 180 West Nile virus cases and severe Aedes mosquito swarms driven by extreme heat and El Niño conditions.