by John McMillan | May 8, 2026 | Disease
Craig Dalton, University of Newcastle The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6 there were eight cases, three of whom are confirmed by laboratory testing as hantavirus. In recent days, we...
by John McMillan | May 8, 2026 | Disease
Dr. Philip McMillan, John McMillan The MV Hondius sits offshore from Cape Verde with 149 passengers on board and nowhere to dock. Three of its travellers are dead. Four others are sick. Two crew members have been airlifted out for urgent medical care, one of them a...
by John McMillan | May 1, 2026 | Cancer
Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University Rising cancer rates in younger adults are real, worrying and still partly unexplained. A new analysis adds important detail for England, suggesting that 11 cancers are becoming more common in people under 50, highlighting a...
by John McMillan | May 1, 2026 | COVID-19
Dr. Philip McMillan, John McMillan In April 2026, a randomized controlled trial published as “Oral Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir for Covid-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients” by Butler and colleagues finally answered a question that should have been asked four years...
by John McMillan | Feb 6, 2026 | Diet, Health
Charlotte Carlson, Colorado State University Eat this, not that. This one food will cure everything. That food is poison. Cut this food out. Try this diet. Don’t eat at these times. Eat this food and you’ll lose weight. With society’s obsession with food, health and...
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