What still drives childhood vaccine gaps in the United States
Even as overall childhood vaccine coverage stayed relatively high in the United States, this national study shows that…
Study finds many UK adults want to avoid ultra-processed foods but cannot define them clearly
Many UK adults say they want to cut back on ultra-processed foods, but this study shows confusion, cost,…
Emory student helps CDC alert doctors about medications | DeKalb County
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Medical student Riya Goel’s life has…
Circulating exosomal microRNAs offer a non-invasive biomarker for MASLD
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has become a global public health challenge with rapidly rising prevalence, especially…
Dozens of AI disease-prediction models were trained on dubious data
Credit: Marko Nikolic/Alamy Dubious data sets are being used to train artificial-intelligence models that are designed to predict…
You Should Be More Freaked Out by Shingles
Like a lot of people, Ann Garner thought that shingles was a “mild” illness—until 2024, when she became…
Fake ‘miracle’ weight loss drug Retatrutide flooding online market as experts warn of dangers
A new weight loss drug generating huge attention online is still experimental and cannot legally be sold anywhere…
EV-RNAs show promise for IBD diagnosis and treatment
A research team led by Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, has published a comprehensive…
Medicine prices surge up to 40 per cent amid global supply strains | Health
MALAYSIA is facing a significant increase in medicine prices, with costs rising by as much as 40 per…
Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh’s deadly measles crisis | Northwest & National News
Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her…
Two new TB vaccines show safety but limited protection
Two new vaccines to prevent tuberculosis (TB) are safe for use in adults and children, but they do…
Ozempic just got cheap enough to change the world
By now, Ozempic needs no introduction in America. One in 8 American adults now takes a GLP-1 drug…