by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Disease, Parasitology
Dan Baumgardt, University of BristolThe comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of “sugar worms” to get her children to brush their teeth after sweets. It’s a trick I poached to convince my daughter to do the same. She’s since grown...
by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Disease, Virology
Adam Taylor, Lancaster University Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead, along with their pet dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico in February 2025, sparking intense online speculation about the cause of death. In March, New...
by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | COVID-19, Disease
Dr. Philip McMillan, John McMillan Millions of people who rolled up their sleeves for their third COVID-19 shot never imagined their immune systems might be undergoing a perplexing shift that scientists are only beginning to understand. Deep inside, their...
by admin | Mar 7, 2025 | COVID-19, Disease, Immune Response
Karen Dobos, Colorado State University and Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Colorado State University An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and...
by admin | Mar 7, 2025 | COVID-19, Disease
Dr. Philip McMillan, John McMillan In the early months of 2025, a concerning outbreak has emerged in India, with the western state of Maharashtra reporting over 200 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and at least 14 deaths. What began as a cluster of cases in...
by admin | Jan 31, 2025 | Disease, Health
William Schaffner, Vanderbilt University The highly contagious norovirus – popularly known as “stomach flu” or the “winter vomiting bug” – is now surging through the U.S.. The number of outbreaks is up significantly over previous years, possibly due in part to a new...
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