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Kenya has eliminated sleeping sickness, says WHO
Kenya has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem, the World Health Organization announced on Friday, making it the... Read more -
CDC warns travelers after 8,000+ chikungunya cases reported in China
Health officials in China are reporting more than 8,000 cases of chikungunya, a virus spread by mosquitoes that can cause... Read more -
Malaria possibly contracted in Washington state, would be state's first local case
A woman in east Pierce County contracted malaria despite not having traveled out of state recently, according to the Tacoma-Pierce... Read more -
Could CAR-T therapy be a cure for lupus? Early trials show promise
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with a spectrum of very different manifestations and variable severity.... Read more -
Withdrawal of kidney treatment significantly benefits patients and NHS
Early withdrawal of a treatment for patients with a rare kidney disease is possible without relapse, safer for patients and... Read more -
WHO says nearly 100,000 struck with cholera in Sudan
The World Health Organization on Thursday said nearly 100,000 cholera cases had been reported in Sudan since July last year,... Read more -
Exercise linked to decreased mortality, heart events in those with new type 2 diabetes but no previous heart disease
New research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)... Read more -
Flea-borne typhus infections are on the rise in Southern California: How to protect yourself and your pets
Pet owners, beware: Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in parts of Southern California.... Read more -
Asthma drug Zileuton prevents severe food allergy reactions in mouse study
A drug already FDA-approved for asthma was found to nearly eliminate life-threatening allergic reactions to food allergens in mice—a breakthrough... Read more -
A toxicologist's guide to poison ivy's itch and bee stings' burning pain: Two examples of nature's chemical warfare
Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature's less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals.... Read more -
Disconnection between brain regions explains why some people don't enjoy music
Ten years ago, researchers discovered a small group of people who derive no pleasure from music, despite having normal hearing... Read more -
Student-led research finds link between ocean swimming and urinary tract infections
On a hot day in July 2022, Professor Jay Graham hit the beach with an iPad in hand. He and... Read more -
Immunologic surveillance study provides new insights into post-pandemic return of respiratory viruses
The first paper from a multi-year clinical research study has been published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The article "Dynamics... Read more -
Lung damage not main driver of persistent infections in cystic fibrosis, study finds
A new study meticulously sampled different lung regions in people with cystic fibrosis to understand why infections persist after new... Read more -
New York City Legionnaires' disease outbreak death toll climbs to 3; 67 ill
The deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem continues to spread, forcing residents to be hyper-vigilant and on the look-out for... Read more
