US Supreme Court grapples with state ban on gender-affirming care

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUS Supreme Court justices clashed Wednesday over gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors—an issue at the heart of the culture wars that have become

Updated on: December 24,2024

US Supreme Court grapples with state ban on gender-affirming care

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUS Supreme Court justices clashed Wednesday over gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors—an issue at the heart of the culture wars that have become

Updated on:December 24,2024

Life expectancy increased from 2022 to 2023, reaching 78.4 years

by Elana GotkineLife expectancy in the United States increased in 2023, reaching 78.4 years, while drug overdose mortality decreased from 2022 to 2023, according to two December data briefs published

Updated on: January 27,2025

Life expectancy increased from 2022 to 2023, reaching 78.4 years

by Elana GotkineLife expectancy in the United States increased in 2023, reaching 78.4 years, while drug overdose mortality decreased from 2022 to 2023, according to two December data briefs published

Updated on:January 27,2025

California halts sales of raw milk due to bird flu virus contamination

by Lisa M. KriegerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWorried that a drink of infected raw milk could cause the H5N1 bird flu virus to jump to people, state health officials have ordered that all raw mil

Updated on: December 24,2024

California halts sales of raw milk due to bird flu virus contamination

by Lisa M. KriegerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWorried that a drink of infected raw milk could cause the H5N1 bird flu virus to jump to people, state health officials have ordered that all raw mil

Updated on:December 24,2024

Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

by Kemo ChamA health worker administers a single-dose of Ebola vaccine, to a man at the Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Dennis Alfred C

Updated on: December 23,2024

Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

by Kemo ChamA health worker administers a single-dose of Ebola vaccine, to a man at the Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Dennis Alfred C

Updated on:December 23,2024

WHO gives first approval of TB test

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.Xpert MT

Updated on: December 21,2024

WHO gives first approval of TB test

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.Xpert MT

Updated on:December 21,2024

The deadly habit we can’t quite kick

Updated on: January 06,2025

The deadly habit we can’t quite kick

Updated on:January 06,2025

Prosthetic material could help reduce infections from intravenous catheters

byTexas A&M University College of EngineeringHand replica made of Ecoflex. Credit: Majed Othman AlthumayriIn the holiday movie The Grinch, makeup artists are reported to have spent several h

Updated on: January 06,2025

Prosthetic material could help reduce infections from intravenous catheters

byTexas A&M University College of EngineeringHand replica made of Ecoflex. Credit: Majed Othman AlthumayriIn the holiday movie The Grinch, makeup artists are reported to have spent several h

Updated on:January 06,2025

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study shows

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study showsbyPublic Library of ScienceVisual article summary. Credit: Nan ZhangAt airports, frequently disinfectin

Updated on: December 23,2024

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study shows

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study showsbyPublic Library of ScienceVisual article summary. Credit: Nan ZhangAt airports, frequently disinfectin

Updated on:December 23,2024

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

by JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAUA view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Lucien LufutuThe World Health Organization said Friday it was

Updated on: December 23,2024

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

by JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAUA view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Lucien LufutuThe World Health Organization said Friday it was

Updated on:December 23,2024

Team publishes evidence to guide health status measurement

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainComposite health indicators are valuable tools to assess population health over time and to identify areas for intervention. A scoping re

Updated on: January 27,2025

Team publishes evidence to guide health status measurement

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainComposite health indicators are valuable tools to assess population health over time and to identify areas for intervention. A scoping re

Updated on:January 27,2025