Measles alert: WA Health issues warning to overseas travellers over Christmas after two more recent cases
WA Health has urged those planning to travel overseas in the Christmas school holidays to ensure they are…
What happens to your body when you eat takeaway food too often?
New evidence reveals how frequent takeaway meals elevate dietary inflammation and quietly reshape key metabolic risk factors, underscoring…
Measles Outbreak Nears Grim Milestone as Hundreds Quarantine in South Carolina
The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported 27 new cases of measles on Tuesday, all identified since…
National study maps where food additives come from in children’s and adults’ diets
By analysing nationally representative diet data, researchers show that food additives rarely occur alone, with children and teenagers…
Study explains why mpox cases can appear weeks after exposure
New Bayesian evidence from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo shows that mpox clade Ib often develops more…
Years on, did mass administration of mRNA vaccines cost unnecessary lives?
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were those who argued that the rapid push to develop…
Smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk
In a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine…
First long-term study on COVID deaths suggests vaccines safe four years on
The first long-term study on the risks of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccine has found those who…
Rising nighttime heat is linked to shorter and more disrupted sleep
Higher nighttime temperatures are linked to shorter sleep times and lower sleep quality, especially for people with chronic…
‘Are mental health problems overdiagnosed?’ is the wrong question
The sharp rise in mental health diagnoses among young people has ignited a polarizing debate. Many identify global…
APIC and SHEA launch collaborative initiative to strengthen national infection prevention efforts
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America…
Ozempic is great for weight loss — but losing muscle is a side effect to watch out for
We’re used to seeing Serena Williams on our TVs, muscles flexing, smashing a tennis ball past her opponent.…