Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Sparks Global Health Alert
Hantaviruses are rodent-borne viruses that can cause serious lung or kidney disease in humans. Most infections occur through…
Marijuana Use May Raise Lung Cancer Risk, Researchers Warn
New research is shedding light on a possible connection between heavy marijuana smoking and several types of cancer.…
Popular Supplement Ingredient Linked to Shorter Lifespan in Men
Tyrosine is a naturally occurring amino acid found in many protein-rich foods. It is also widely used in…
EU trumpets its reliability on global health as US slashes foreign aid – POLITICO
The strategy also condemns the “instrumentalization” of health and says closing “the emerging gaps in global health resilience”…
Survey finds one in three women suffer silently with pelvic prolapse
Up to half of all women will experience some degree of pelvic organ prolapse in their lifetime. The…
Scientists Identify Simple Supplement That Greatly Reduces Alzheimer’s Damage
Scientists in Japan found that arginine, a common amino acid already used in supplements and medicine, reduced harmful…
After Hantavirus, norovirus spreads on cruise ship; 100-plus fall ill: Why outbreaks spread fast
An extremely contagious virus, which is often called ‘winter vomiting bug,’ has infected the cruise ship named Caribbean…
Testing for ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
For decades, assessing cholesterol risk has been built around a simple idea: Lower “bad” cholesterol, lower your chance…
Doctors trace rare animal disease in sexual networks of gay men
Researchers in France and Spain have diagnosed a number of men who have sex with other men with…
Hantavirus outbreak exposes uncertainty about how disease spreads
Passengers disembarked from the MV Hondius at the Canary Islands wearing personal protective equipment.Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Close to…
Medicare spending far less than expected on new Alzheimer’s drugs
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
Cardiometabolic diseases remain leading cause of excess American mortality
Between 1999 and 2022, the US had substantially higher death rates than other wealthy nations, largely due to…