Canada loses its official 'measles-free' status, and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall

by Kathryn H. Jacobsen,The ConversationCredit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from PexelsIn the wake of ameasles outbreak in Canada that has infectedthousands of people over the past year, an international healt

Updated on: February 08,2026

Canada loses its official 'measles-free' status, and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall

by Kathryn H. Jacobsen,The ConversationCredit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from PexelsIn the wake of ameasles outbreak in Canada that has infectedthousands of people over the past year, an international healt

Updated on:February 08,2026

COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain, MRI techniques reveal

byGriffith UniversityClusters with significant differences in mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy. Credit:Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2025.101142COVID-19

Updated on: January 28,2026

COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain, MRI techniques reveal

byGriffith UniversityClusters with significant differences in mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy. Credit:Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2025.101142COVID-19

Updated on:January 28,2026

Researchers discover bias in AI models that analyze pathology samples

byHarvard Medical SchoolPathology images of human tissue samples. Credit: The Cancer Genome AtlasPathology has long been the cornerstone of cancer diagnosis and treatment. A pathologist carefully exam

Updated on: March 29,2026

Researchers discover bias in AI models that analyze pathology samples

byHarvard Medical SchoolPathology images of human tissue samples. Credit: The Cancer Genome AtlasPathology has long been the cornerstone of cancer diagnosis and treatment. A pathologist carefully exam

Updated on:March 29,2026

I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it's hay fever or a cold?

by Janet Davies, Joy Lee, Saeideh Hajighasemi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYou've been through winter lurgies and escaped the start of spring free of hay fever. Now you wake u

Updated on: March 13,2026

I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it's hay fever or a cold?

by Janet Davies, Joy Lee, Saeideh Hajighasemi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYou've been through winter lurgies and escaped the start of spring free of hay fever. Now you wake u

Updated on:March 13,2026

Researchers challenge old mechanism behind skin discoloration from hydroquinone

byFujita Health UniversityTyrosinase (Tyr) catalyzes hydroquinone (HQ) oxidation via two main pathways. The HBQ pathway directly oxidizes HQ to 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (HBQ), which dimerizes and fo

Updated on: March 28,2026

Researchers challenge old mechanism behind skin discoloration from hydroquinone

byFujita Health UniversityTyrosinase (Tyr) catalyzes hydroquinone (HQ) oxidation via two main pathways. The HBQ pathway directly oxidizes HQ to 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (HBQ), which dimerizes and fo

Updated on:March 28,2026

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome found to have increased from 2012 to 2021

by Elana GotkineFrom 2012 to 2021, there was an increase in the prevalence of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) in Massachusetts, with the highest 10-year prevalence among young adults, Hispanic

Updated on: February 10,2026

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome found to have increased from 2012 to 2021

by Elana GotkineFrom 2012 to 2021, there was an increase in the prevalence of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) in Massachusetts, with the highest 10-year prevalence among young adults, Hispanic

Updated on:February 10,2026

Highly infectious 'stomach flu' spreads: How to disinfect after norovirus

by Don Sweeney and Hannah PoukishCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNorovirus, also known as the "stomach flu" or "winter vomiting sickness," is active in California and across the

Updated on: March 09,2026

Highly infectious 'stomach flu' spreads: How to disinfect after norovirus

by Don Sweeney and Hannah PoukishCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNorovirus, also known as the "stomach flu" or "winter vomiting sickness," is active in California and across the

Updated on:March 09,2026

COVID-19 vaccination lowers long COVID risk in adolescents

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Vaccine(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127907Adolescents who were vaccinated against COVID-19 were less likely to develop long COVID after their f

Updated on: January 30,2026

COVID-19 vaccination lowers long COVID risk in adolescents

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Vaccine(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127907Adolescents who were vaccinated against COVID-19 were less likely to develop long COVID after their f

Updated on:January 30,2026

Adrenaline nasal sprays may work as well as EpiPen for allergic shock

by Dennis ThompsonPeople with extreme, life-threatening allergic reactions might do as well to use a nasal spray as to jab themselves in a thigh with an EpiPen, a new evidence review says.Adrenaline d

Updated on: January 18,2026

Adrenaline nasal sprays may work as well as EpiPen for allergic shock

by Dennis ThompsonPeople with extreme, life-threatening allergic reactions might do as well to use a nasal spray as to jab themselves in a thigh with an EpiPen, a new evidence review says.Adrenaline d

Updated on:January 18,2026

As flu cases spike, is it time to start wearing masks again?

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith flu season arriving early and NHS leaders encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, a question arises: do masks ac

Updated on: January 22,2026

As flu cases spike, is it time to start wearing masks again?

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith flu season arriving early and NHS leaders encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, a question arises: do masks ac

Updated on:January 22,2026

AI beats traditional methods in prison-community disease control

by Beth Duff-Brown,Stanford UniversityNetwork structures. (a) Network structure of the California network. (b) Network structure of the illustrative network. Credit:Medical Decision Making(2025). DOI:

Updated on: January 18,2026

AI beats traditional methods in prison-community disease control

by Beth Duff-Brown,Stanford UniversityNetwork structures. (a) Network structure of the California network. (b) Network structure of the illustrative network. Credit:Medical Decision Making(2025). DOI:

Updated on:January 18,2026

Cases of whooping cough remain high, but knowledge about the disease still low

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaAnnenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Surveys Nov. 2024, Dec. 2025. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy CenterPertussis, also known

Updated on: February 12,2026

Cases of whooping cough remain high, but knowledge about the disease still low

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaAnnenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Surveys Nov. 2024, Dec. 2025. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy CenterPertussis, also known

Updated on:February 12,2026