What to know about US measles cases on the rise
Aug 25 (Reuters) - Two Pennsylvania residents have died due to measles, health officials said on Tuesday, the first U.S. deaths from the disease reported in 2026 and the first…
Women with same health conditions as men ‘less likely to be offered active treatment’
Women with the same medical condition as men are less likely to be offered treatment such as surgery, a stent or a strong painkiller, research has found. A review of…
Susanna Clarke: ‘I had been ill for 11 years. I felt like I was about to fall off the world’
One hundred years after Virginia Woolf explored the limitations of language in On Being Ill, the Piranesi author reflects on the power of storytelling to shape our experience of sickness
‘Cicada’ COVID is spreading. Here are the symptoms.
ATLANTA — A new COVID variant has spread through at least half the nation, causing warnings from public health officials. The BA.3.2 variant, nicknamed "cicada," was first discovered in June…
Scientists discover why high altitude protects against diabetes
Thin mountain air may fight diabetes by turning red blood cells into sugar sponges.
US FDA reverses course, will review Moderna’s flu vaccine application
Dr. Jesse Goodman, former FDA chief scientist, called the approach the agency finally settled on very sensible, but said it was a "really badly done process" to get there. If…
Unvaccinated school-aged child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak
The current outbreak in Texas also involves a close-knit religious community—Mennonites—that has largely eschewed vaccination. The outbreak began in late January in Gaines County, which sits at the border with…
New Nasal Vaccines Offer Stronger Protection from COVID, Flu, and More—No Needle Needed
Despite the bureaucratic and scientific hurdles, the sheer number of nasal vaccines now in clinical trials encourages Iwasaki and other scientists pursuing the needle-free route. They say it seems like…
Simon never linked the pain in his hands and feet to multivitamins – but a pathology test did
When Simon Bogemann’s hand began cramping around the steering wheel in a claw position on his commute from Geelong to Melbourne, he began to worry. Bogemann, then 43, was also…
Autism is Not a Disease – review
Despite some shortcomings, Jodie Hare’s book is an invaluable introduction to neurodiversity as a liberatory movement writes Beauty Dhlamini