Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started?
A researcher retrieves bats from a net inside a cave in central Africa.Credit: Steeve Jordan/AFP via Getty The…
Calcium and vitamin D supplements show limited fracture prevention benefits
Calcium, vitamin D, or combined supplements offer little to no clinically meaningful benefit on fracture and fall prevention…
Ebola taught me whose suffering the world sees
Amid another Ebola outbreak, hundreds of Africans are sick, displaced, fearful, or dead. Health care workers across Central…
Scientists Use Smartwatch Data To Track the Hidden Health Effects of Air Pollution
As extreme heat and air pollution become more common, researchers are developing new ways to track how these…
This animal kills 100,000 people a year. Why can’t we stop it?
There are few animals humans fear more than sharks. This is understandable: Sharks are big, dramatic creatures that…
Scientists Discover Cheap, Natural Remedy for High Blood Pressure
Peppermint oil is a concentrated extract made from the leaves of the peppermint plant (Mentha × piperita), a…
Ebola deaths surge 30 percent as Berlin prepares for patient – POLITICO
Measures that specifically exclude foreigners are ineffective, said Jeanne Marrazzo, head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.…
Experts push for subsidised weight loss drugs to prevent heart attacks
Australia’s leading heart experts are recommending weight loss drugs be used to help reduce heart attacks and strokes,…
We need to reset Africa’s health algorithm
As healthcare enters the age of artificial intelligence, data is becoming as strategically important as physical infrastructure. For…
Common Cleaning Chemical Could Triple Your Risk of a Dangerous Liver Disease
Liver fibrosis is a condition in which excessive scar tissue builds up in the liver after repeated injury…
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak – POLITICO
The WHO typically only declares a public health emergency of international concern — one rung below pandemic in…
These Simple Plant Foods Are Linked to Lower Blood Pressure
Legumes and soy foods may offer meaningful protection against high blood pressure, according to a new analysis. Credit:…